Locum Consultant in Palliative - Coventry

Site University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Town Coventry Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/10/ :59 Interview date 02/11/2026

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Palliative Medicine Consultant to join our dynamic multidisciplinary palliative care spanning the acute and community sectors. This post is designed to recruit a locum consultant who will join the multidisciplinary Specialist Palliative Care Team based in Coventry Community and University Hospital site.

This post provides an opportunity to be part of shaping and navigating palliative care delivery in the new Neighbourhood structure, to support the left shift from hospital to community. Coventry Community is a fore-runner site, currently supported by NHS England. The role involves supporting specialist palliative care across the community setting including domiciliary visits, outpatient clinics, joint reviews with other community clinicians, such as GPs, case discussion and review. There is also 1 day a week supporting the Hospital Palliative Care Team, where the current post holder has provided bridge between hospital and community services, by reviewing patients when in hospital.

Main duties of the job

As part of our commitment to patients and delivery of a world class service for all, we have created the UHCW Improvement (UHCWi) System in partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute in Seattle; this involves a structured approach to removing waste and putting the patient first using a lean management system and methodologies. Our culture and ways of working reflect and embed the practices and methodologies of UHCWi. You are expected, where identified, to attend and complete relevant training and development opportunities to support this. This may include Lean for Leaders, Advanced Lean Training, and the Human Factors Programme, amongst others. Full attendance and completion of identified courses is considered essential for this post.

Consultant appointments are made to the University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust; as services are developed and changed, the base of posts may alter and any employee of the Trust will be expected, within an agreed clinical strategy, to move his/her sessions as the service requires. In particular, your attention is drawn to the fact that the post advertised may include routine evening and week-end working as part of the working arrangements for the new hospital the details of which are currently under discussion. The specific scheduling of such activities would be subject to mutual agreement and may be agreed at a later date in the future.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

There has never been a better time to join our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In addition to helping deliver specialist palliative care services locally, it is planned that the new consultant will work to improve the regional delivery of Palliative and End of Life Care (PEoLC). UHCW works in close collaboration with the other local specialist palliative care teams in Coventry and Warwickshire as well as surrounding areas. This post will help develop working relationships between local providers of specialist PEoLC and support ongoing quality improvement initiatives, including in education, training, and research.

The successful appointee will join an evolving community medical team, with Hospital at Home Consultants and Palliative Medicine Speciality Doctor. In addition, they have support of a well-established Palliative Medicine Team providing inpatient care provision.

The role is supported by a lead nurse, the Integrated Care and Community Services Group senior leadership team and a dedicated CNS team in the Community and hospital, Specialist Palliative Care Physiotherapist and Occupational therapists and Clinical Psychologists. In addition, at the hospital there is a Palliative Care Pharmacist.

Person specification

Qualifications

Meets All Essential Criteria
Meets All Desirable Criteria

Experience

Broad clinical experience within Palliative Medicine High standard of clinical skill and expertise in Palliative Medicine Ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams Ability to work to overcome barriers to change (negotiating, influencing, and persuasion skills) Demonstrable commitment and ability to teach and train undergraduates and postgraduate doctors to a high standard Experience in planning and delivery of teaching to a variety of health care professionals Undertaken complete audit cycle or QIP Practical experience of designing and implementing protocols/clinical guidelines Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Special interest within the field of Palliative Medicine Experience of multidisciplinary team working at a senior level Higher skills in Information Technology Experience of developing teaching programmes Experience of delivering simulation training Experience of participation in research projects Publication in peer reviewed journals

Knowledge

Understanding of NHS policy and delivery of national performance targets High standard of knowledge, clinical skill and expertise in Palliative Medicine
Completion of a relevant leadership or management course

Skills

Advanced communication skills Ability to improve quality and integration of palliative and end of life care across different care settings Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to work constructively in a multidisciplinary team and respond to the needs of colleagues Ability to manage competing demands in a busy Acute environment as well as manage own emotions under stress Enquiring, critical approach to work Feedback and assessment skills
Training in improvement methodology (or willingness to undertake) Previous active participation in leadership or management activities, including leading teams and service development Ability to inspire and motivate others

Personal Qualities

Full UK valid driving license Enthusiasm and approachability Commitment to continuing professional development and clinical governance Flexibility to meet the needs of patients, the service, and the Trust Personal integrity and reliability Commitment to, and understanding of, the importance of treating all persons with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Understanding and demonstration of Trust vision, values, strategic objectives, as well as key work programmes

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third‑party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre‑employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre‑employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine