Specialty Doctor in Paediatric Palliative Medicine

The successful candidate will be part of a medical team providing 24/7 medical cover at the hospice, comprising of three part-time Consultants in Paediatric Palliative Medicine and three part-time specialty who provides autonomous clinical care for patients. In addition the team support resident doctor paediatricians in training.

The guiding philosophy of Martin House derives from the conviction that the children and families we care for, and their choices, must be placed first in all our policies and care provision. We try to listen to, respect and value each member of the family, as individuals with their own needs.

The hospice would also consider applicants working at a specialist doctor level and paygrade if they could demonstrate that they would work at the level of a senior palliative doctor within the team and were also able to take a more senior role in projects as part of the operational leadership plan and areas of education and research. This would need to be discussed at an individual level.

Please note specialist doctors must have a minimum of 12 years medical work of which six years must be directly relevant.

• To provide ethical and medical management of children and young adults, with a wide range of life-limiting conditions, who are under the care of Martin House.
• The doctors will cover the on-call service on a 1 in 6 rota. Out of hours on call is from home with an expectation to come into the hospice in the event of a significant medical problem such as symptom management and end of life care but much advice is by telephone and video call.
• When on call, to be responsible for phone calls regarding patients under the care of Martin House who are currently in the community, or patients requiring a rapid referral to the hospice, although there is not an expectation to make home visits for these community patients.
• To work with patients and their families to complete advance care plans where appropriate and to parallel plan.
• To provide advanced symptom management.
• To provide support for end of life decision making and end of life care in a CYP/family preferred place of death.
• To support research within the Hospice.
• To provide educational opportunities for the medical team and wider care team and provide supervision to the paediatricians in training at Martin House.

Martin House provides free specialist palliative care to babies, children and young people with complex and life-shortening conditions. Families from across West, North and East Yorkshire have access to our care 24/7, 365 days a year, including specialist doctors. Every year we care for more than 550 families, at the hospice, in hospital and in families own homes, as well as supporting around 200 bereaved family members.

We have recently completed our transformational £21.9 million redevelopment project, creating a purpose-built hospice with enhanced facilities designed to meet the needs of children and young people with life-limiting conditions for years to come.

Our hospice now provides modern, welcoming spaces for families accessing respite, symptom management and end-of-life care. These improved facilities ensure we can continue delivering personalised, specialist care in an environment specifically designed to support children, young people and their families across Yorkshire.

Depending on experience NHS Specialty Doctor Scale (MC75 (01-18) dependent on experience)