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Deliver high quality end of life medical care/advice to GPs for patients in their usual place of residence.  \n2. Provide medical care to patients admitted to the hospice in patient unit for symptom control, rehabilitation, respite and terminal care.  \n3. Provide outpatient clinics.  \n4. Liaise with general practitioners and hospital consultants to ensure continuity of care.  \n5. Arrange for consultations with consultants, for example, psychiatry, oncology, pain clinic etc.  \n6. Ensure regular patient reassessment to monitor progress and symptom control ensuring excellence in communication.  \n7. Providing advice to others including GPs.  \n8. Maintain accurate, comprehensive healthcare records , electronic and paper.  \n9. Coach and teach other disciplines and visiting medical students and students from other disciplines.  \n10. Undertake clinical audit and other means of service evaluation.  \n11. Work respectfully with hospice volunteers.  \n12. Promote the work of the User Advisory Group.  \nOut of Hours  \nWork as part of the medical team in providing first on call out of hours cover (supported by 2nd on call consultant) . On call encompasses:  \na. Weekdays-occasional Hospice in-patient admissions in the evenings  \nb. Nights – admissions are at the discretion of the doctor and senior nurse.  \nc. Weekends – Friday 5pm to Monday 9am. The on-call doctor attends the inpatient unit on Saturday and Sunday to review patients and support relatives and staff as needed. Admission as appropriate at Doctor and nurse discretion.  \nd. Phone advice to hospice nurses and GP services  \nManagement  \n1. Provide day to day supervision of the work of junior medical staff, under the direction of the Consultant.  \n2. Participate in the management of the hospice through involvement in projects and committees.  \nEducation and Research  \n1. Attend and contribute to the weekly Journal Club.  \n2. Provide teaching/coaching sessions for St Nicholas Hospice Care colleagues and contribute to internal and external teaching programmes.  \n3. St Nicholas Hospice Care will support the postholder’s professional development in palliative care. It is expected that the postholder will work towards the Diploma in Palliative Medicine or equivalent, if it has not already been achieved.  \n4. It is expected that the postholder will develop their own specific areas of interest within palliative care and be active in their own learning.  \nClinical Governance  \n1. Maintain accurate records and participate in data collection.  \n2. Ensure policies & procedures are complied with, in accordance with the organisations clinical arrangements, Health and Safety and Risk Management.  \n3. Participate in clinical audit and quality monitoring systems to ensure effective care delivery and monitor activity and service levels, to enable proper assessment of services in relation to best practice and cost effectiveness.  \n4. Undertake internal and professional appraisal, maintaining such records as are needed for revalidation.  \nSpecial Features of the job  \nThere is a requirement to work outside of st","cbCaimzaBU70sRUZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimzaBU70sRUZ","pdf",153016,"English","# Key Responsibilities or Duties\n## Clinical Responsibilities\n## Out of Hours\n## Management\n## Education and Research\n## Clinical Governance\n## Special Features of the job\n## Personal Development (all staff)\n## Health and Safety (all staff)\n## People Management (those with line management responsibilities)\n## Governance (those with responsibilities for policy and procedure implementation, audit and monitoring responsibilities)","[{\"question\":\"What is the hospice physician’s main purpose in this role?\",\"answer\":\"To provide medical knowledge and skills that support patients and their families, as well as professional carers, in end of life care.\"},{\"question\":\"What clinical responsibilities are included?\",\"answer\":\"The role delivers end of life medical care to GPs, provides inpatient care for symptom control and related needs, runs outpatient clinics, ensures continuity with other clinicians, arranges specialist consultations, and performs regular patient reassessment.\"},{\"question\":\"What out-of-hours and supervision expectations apply?\",\"answer\":\"The physician works as part of the medical team providing first on-call coverage, including evenings on weekdays, nights at discretion, weekend coverage from Friday 5pm to Monday 9am, and phone advice. 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