Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Palliative Medicine

PERSON SPECIFICATION

THEME ESSENTIAL HOW ASSESSED DESIRABLE HOW ASSESSED

QUALIFICATIONS • Application form

• Full and Specialist registration (with a • Application form • MD or PhD or equivalent
licence to practise) with the General Medical • Postgraduate qualification e.g.
Council (GMC), or be eligible for PGDip
registration within six months of interview

• MRCP or MRCGP or equivalent

• Relevant higher professional training

• Name on GMC Specialist Register for

Palliative medicine or eligible within 6
months of the date of the interview

• If an applicant is UK trained, they must also

be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of
Training (CCT), or be within six months of
award of CCT by date of interview.

CLINICAL
EXPERIENCE • Proven clinical experience in Palliative • Application form • Experience of other specialties, • Application form
Medicine e.g. Primary Care, Anaesthetics, / Interview
Oncology, Psychiatry
• Able to take part in on-call and training • Application
programme form/Interview • Practice of evidence based • Interview /
medicine presentation
 • Ability to work as an independent • Application
practitioner in Palliative Medicine form/Interview

• Demonstrable clinical competence in • Interview

Palliative Medicine

RESEARCH • Ability to critically assess published

research and incorporate it into clinical • Publications in reviewed journals • Application form
practice where appropriate • Application form • Ideas for future research whilst in • Interview
post
TEACHING AND
TRAINING • Experience of teaching student Doctors • Application • To have the ability and • Interview
and Doctors in training at all levels form/Interview willingness to teach at all levels
and to all groups of staff
CONTINUOUS • Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in • Application • Maintenance of a CPD diary or • Application form
PROFESSIONAL the last 12 months form/ Interview portfolio / interview
DEVELOPMENT
MANAGEMENT AND • Evidence of the understanding of the • Application • Awareness of current issues in • Interview
ADMINISTRATION systems and structures of NHS form/ Interview NHS
Management
• Experience of working with • Interview
management groups

• Service development and • Interview /

planning experience presentation
CLINICAL • Committed to and understands the • Interview • Active involvement in a clinical • Interview
GOVERNANCE AND principles of clinical governance governance programme
AUDIT
• Experience in performing clinical audit • Application • Completion and publication of a • Application form
form/Interview substantive audit project or / interview
• Understands the principles outlined in the • Interview service improvement project
GMC document Good Medical Practice

• Understands the requirements of Medical • Interview

Appraisal and Revalidation
PERSONAL • Demonstrates behaviour consistent with • Application
ATTRIBUTES PROUD values (see appendix) form/interview
 • Ensures value for money is considered in • Interview
all that they do

• Good time management skills • Interview

• Good oral and written communication • Application

skills form/ Interview

• IT skills • Interview/
Application form

Appendix

PROUD Values

These are the values that all staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are expected to demonstrate in all that they do.

Patients First – Ensure that the people we serve are at the heart of what we do

Respectful – Be kind, respectful, fair and value diversity

Ownership – Celebrate our successes, learn continuously and ensure we improve

Unity – Work in partnership with others

Deliver – Be efficient, effective and accountable for our actions