Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Consultant in Palliative Medicine

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Closing date: 07 July 2026. This is a part time post, 8.3 PA.

Job location: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton. Services include Royal Derby Hospitals (RDH) and Queens Hospital Burton (QHB) with associated community hospitals.

The Palliative Medicine Department provides services at the following units:

• Nightingale Macmillan Unit (21 bed specialist palliative care inpatient unit)
• Ward 2 (15 bed palliative care ward providing end of life care)
• Hospital Palliative Care Team
• Community Palliative Care Team for Southern Derbyshire
• End of Life Care education team (hospital and community)

Main duties of the job

• Work with the wider Palliative Medicine team to support in-patients with symptom control, decision making for treatments and onward planning for discharge.
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