Specialist Palliative Care Consultant

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Main area Palliative Care Grade NHS Medical & Dental:
Consultant Contract Permanent: 4 PA contract Hours Part time - 4 sessions per week (On call) Job
-S7585579

Site Whiston Hospital Town Prescot Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 03/04/2026 23:59 Interview date 18/05/2026

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This post is for a Consultant in Palliative Medicine. This is a new 4‑session role, working alongside the current full‑time (soon to be 0.6 FTE) Clinical Lead for PEOLC in Whiston / MWL.

It is a key leadership role with joint responsibility for the strategic and clinical care in MWL around PEOLC. The post holder will ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and patient‑centred specialist palliative care, while also contributing to clinical governance, education and service development. They will work in collaboration with the workforce in the other areas of MWL, and with the local Hospices and Community SPC Teams.

The post is wholly based within MWL with the contract held by Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Terms and Conditions are those of the NHS.

Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (UK or equivalent qualifications), to be fully registered with the General Medical Council, and to be on the Specialist Register for Palliative Medicine via CCT or CESR route, or due to obtain their CCT within six months of the date of interview.

Please note, the AAC for this position will be held on Monday 18th May 2026.

For a full‑time job (4 PA). 3 Direct Clinical Care DCC and 1 Supporting PA SPA subject to agreement as below. 1

DCC = 4 hours and includes time allocated for clinical administration tasks.

Timetable of Fixed Sessions - subject to agreement with Hospital Chief Medical Officer and Clinical Director for Specialist Palliative Care.

The job plan is indicative and management, leadership, educational and clinical responsibilities can vary week to week.

4 sessions - 3 DCC / 1 SPA.

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

AM

Clinical Handover

MDT

Ward Round

Clinical Reviews

Clinical Handover

MDT

Ward Round

Clinical Reviews

PM

SPA (incl ES/CS supervision)

(Video/Telephone) OPD 2-5pm

SPA

Clinical Reviews

End of Life Steering Group

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

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