Job Description

This post in paediatric palliative care is suitable for a middle grade doctor wishing to gain experience in paediatric palliative medicine. The post will be mainly based at Shooting Star Childrens hospice in Guildford with one day per week at the Royal Marsden Hospital with regular attendance at St Georges Hospital. The post is SPIN in Paediatric Palliative Medicine accredited for those applicants who are interested in formalising their experience. The role will be mainly supporting new and existing patients referred to the specialist service in all care settings.



It also entails specialist hospice admissions, hospice outpatient clinics and outreach working into other hospitals and the community. The post holder will gain specialist Paediatric Palliative care experience across clinical settings developing skills in pain and symptom management, advance communication and advance care planning. The post will offer experience in Specialist non-oncology paediatric palliative care under the SPACE team Specialist Paediatric Palliative Oncology care under Royal Marsden and St Georges hospitals Out of hours specialist telephone advice service through participation on the PATCH on call rota (separate contract) There is acknowledged flexibility of hours and days across the services to enable the post-holder to gain experience of symptom and end of life care through engaging in real time events. They must have access to a car to enable home, hospital and community visits across the geographical catchment area.



Responsibilities at Shooting Star Childrens Hospices (SSCH) Attend and participate in monthly Specialist MDT and daily morning clinical Huddles Run a clinical fellow led weekly hospice outpatient clinic Review all children and young people under the care of the SPACE team admitted to the hospice for end of life care and symptom management. Carry a clinical case load: Review of patients in all care settings (hospital, home, hospice and education) Review and write advance care plans including resuscitation plans Review and write symptom management plans Develop knowledge and skills in prescribing pain and symptom medication in palliation and at end of life Become familiar with the management of the more common symptoms in non-oncology palliative care Develop and improve communication skills especially around the introduction and review of advance care and emergency care plans Complete death summaries Attend child death review meeting Engage in bereavement support for family on caseload As part of providing regional specialist service, engagement and clinical inward reaching support is required particularly to subspecialist paediatric services with identified high referral numbers to our SPACE service: Attend PICU MDTs at St Georges Hospital Attend weekly regional foetal medicine meeting (virtual) Attend NICU ward rounds at St Peters and St Georges Hospitals Engagement with the wider hospice Attend the hospice MDT and panel as required Participate in quarterly Morbidity and Mortality meetings The postholder will also require a driving licence and access to a vehicle (preferrably a vehicle owner) for community and hospital visits. Please note that appointment will be subject to DBS clearance. Please contact Dr AK Anderson for further information regarding this position by email at annakarenia.anderson@nhs.net For more information about the charity please go to our website at www.shootingstar.org.uk