Consultant in Palliative Medicine SHG0125

• Location
• East and West Sussex
• Vacancy Type
• Full Time/Permanent
• Pay Range
• £109,725 – £145,478 (DOE) Pro rata for part time roles
• Contracted Hours
• 6-10 PAs per week plus 1 in 6 on-call commitment
• Application Deadline
• Friday, November 14, 2025
• Job Profile
• Job Profile document
  
  
• Job Summary
• About the role

  We have 2 posts available across adult services at Southern Hospice Group based at St Barnabas House in Worthing and Martlets in Brighton and Hove with in-reach sessions to University Hospital Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. These roles are substantive. Applications for 1 year fixed term post also welcomed.

  This is an exciting opportunity to join our restructured senior clinical leadership team across Southern Hospice Group, working with our partners across health and social care to deliver specialist palliative care services from St Barnabas House, Martlets and Chestnut Tree House hospices. Southern Hospice Group consists of one children’s and two adult hospices.

  These posts will be adult hospice posts with the opportunity to be involved in transitional care for young adults. We have adult inpatient units at St Barnabas in Worthing and Martlets in Hove, each housing 8 specialist and up to 6 nurse-led All Age Continuing Care beds; a community team; hospice at home and living well services. Services are supported by multiprofessional teams with nursing, medical, therapy, social work, chaplaincy and counselling dedicated input. Successful applicants will be assigned a primary site of work and there will be opportunities for working across both adult hospices with an expectation to contribute to internal cross cover to maintain patient safety and service delivery. The proportion of time spent at each site will vary depending on the total number of PAs in your job plan.

  These posts also offer the exciting opportunity to lead a hospital in-reach and liaison pilot following a successful bid to the Sussex Cancer Alliance. We have a well-established history of working with colleagues across the NHS and social care sector to facilitate access to specialist palliative care in the appropriate setting. However, pathways where they exist are predominantly unfunded and may need to adapt in line with the NHS 10 year plan shift to Neighbourhood Health. These posts will both include up to 2 PAs (or 20% of job plan) to focus on identifying better ways of working to reduce reliance on the acute sector for specialist palliative care patients working alongside an advance nurse practitioner.

  St Barnabas House and Martlets are training hospices and offer ample opportunity to participate in education programmes for all levels of healthcare professionals both internally through our education department and teaching for medical students from Brighton and Sussex Medical School. Across the group we clinically and/or educationally supervise Foundation Year 1, Internal Medicine Trainees, Palliative Medicine Registrar and GP Integrated training posts. Consultants will be expected to participate in the rewarding training and development of the medical workforce.

  Responsibilities of the posts include active involvement with audit and clinical governance and involvement in research will be encouraged. The senior medical team contribute to and lead on aspects of clinical governance working alongside a multiprofessional leadership team across Southern Hospice Group. The post holders will provide medical leadership and work alongside multiprofessional colleagues to lead and develop aspects of service delivery as we continue the process of integrating our clinical services post-merger, develop our group strategy and collaborate with the wider health system to deliver safe, effective, innovative and efficient care.

  Applicants must be fully registered and licensed with the GMC and on the Specialist Register for Palliative Medicine or have a completion of training date no more than 6 months after interview.

  To discuss the post further, or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Dr Jane Whitehurst or Dr Rishma Pau Consultants in Palliative Medicine, on 01903 706300 or email hroperations@southernhospicegroup.org.uk

  An enhanced DBS will be sought, if you are successful in this role. The safe recruitment of our workforce at St Barnabas & Martlets Hospices is the first step to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults in our care. As an employer we expect all colleagues and volunteers to share our commitment to safeguarding.

  If you have the passion and drive to succeed, please visit our website www.stbh.org.uk/jobs for a job description and application form. Alternatively, you can contact the People Team.

  We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, employee engagement forums, facilities and services to support colleagues from different backgrounds.

  The information you provide on your application form is the only information we will use to decide whether or not to shortlist you for interview.

  About us

  Southern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK. We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce.

  St Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services.

  Chestnut Tree House is the children’s hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.

  Martlets provides essential care to people affected by terminal illness in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas. Our expert teams provide the very best care and support, helping patients and their loved ones to live life to the full during the precious time they have together.

  We warmly welcome applications from all sections of our community. We also invite applications from suitably experienced people for all industry sectors who can demonstrate the skills, ability and enthusiasm to work with a people-centric organisation like ours.

  Benefits
  • Company pension scheme or NHS pension scheme for eligible employees
  • Up to 40 days’ annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
  • On-site education support and study leave opportunities
  • Option to access Medicash and cover your everyday cost of healthcare for less
  • Free parking, subsidised meals and various social activities
  • Corporate rate gym membership, discounts with local complementary therapies and Blue Light Card
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Death in Service

  Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the published closing date where applicant volume is high.

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for an Enhanced submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.