Palliative Consultant
Core
Provide specialist palliative care consultations, clinical leadership, and education for patients with life-limiting illnesses across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings.
Role type
Specialist Palliative Care Consultant
Builds
Integrated palliative care services and multidisciplinary team competencies
Domain
Healthcare / Palliative Medicine
Required skills
Complex symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, end-of-life care, clinical leadership, mentorship, structured education design, quality improvement, policy development, interprofessional collaboration, strategic planning
Preferred skills
Advanced specialist training in palliative medicine
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Provide specialist palliative care consultations including complex symptom management and end-of-life care; Lead and contribute to development of clinical policies, pathways, and SOPs; Drive quality improvement initiatives and audits; Design and deliver education programmes in palliative care and communication skills; Strengthen integration between hospital, community partners, home care, and hospice services; Participate in service evaluation, research, and grant-funded initiatives
Seniority
Senior, specialist consultant