Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine Covering Maternity Leave

Specialty Doctor

Nine-month Fixed Term Contract (maternity cover with potential for a further extension if required)

Date: As soon as possible by mutual agreement

Hours:16 per week(Tuesday & Wednesday - will consider Monday & Tuesday)

Location:Peace Hospice Watford (with travel to other sites)

Salary:61542 - 87486per annum (pro rata)

Closing Date:12 May 2026 at midday

Interview Date:2 June 2026

What you will do:

The purpose of this role is to be a member of a multidisciplinary team providing high quality holistic care and provide medical leadership within this team. It is expected that the post holder will work flexibly alongside colleagues to provide the best possible service for patients and those close to them.

Main duties and responsibilities:

1. To provide a medical service to RGP hospice inpatients outpatients and patients in the community setting and take part in RGP medical on call rota.

2. To provide leadership and mentorship to junior medical team at RGP supervising their clinical practice and providing guidance support and training.

3. To contribute to wider MDT education and opportunity to work with the Medical Education team to deliver teaching to a wider group of health care professionals both internally at RPG and to external audiences.

4. To input into clinical governance processes at RGP to maintain high quality services through participation in patient safety activities audits and quality improvement activities.

5. To represent RGP medical team at external meetings when required and to be involved in service development within local systems.

What you will need

• All candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
• We do not sponsor for this role and due to the minimal hours required for this role we cannot progress applications for candidates sponsored by another employer.
• Manual handling and/or heavy lifting.
• Full current valid UK driving licence.
• Access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes.
• Car insurance including business cover:
• Disclosure and Barring Services Check: Enhanced Check
• Professional registration (e.g. GMC)

For an informal chat about this role contact Sarah Klinger Medical Director on

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable applicant is found.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate to this role all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.

Our commitment to Equality and Diversity

At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care we strive to continuously demonstrate our values. These values are embedded in our recruitment and selection process and we are fully committed to equality diversity and inclusion in both our workforce and within our culture.

If you are disabled and satisfactorily meet the job specification we will invite you to interview. You can contact us to let us know if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees and provide support to clients from all over the country.