Consultant in Specialist Palliative Care

Location

St Josephs Hospice Mare Street London E8 4SA

Vacancy Type

Permanent/Full Time

Department

Medical

Hours

40 plus on call work

Working Pattern

10 Programmed Activities on-call rota

Application Deadline

Wednesday September 16 2026

Job Profile

Job Summary

Consultant in Specialist Palliative Medicine
Salary: 113565 to 150569 per annum depending on experience 2% on call supplement

About the job role

St Josephs Hospice has a brilliant vacancy for a Specialist Palliative Care Physician at either Consultant or Lead Consultant level dependent on experience. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant difference to the palliative and end of life care experiences of our wonderfully diverse and extensive local communities. The post holder will influence the shape of palliative medicine and hospice care in one of the oldest and largest hospices in England.

About you

You will need:

• Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practice and entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Palliative Medicine or eligibility for entry within six months of interview.
• Experience of specialist palliative and end of life care at Consultant level or senior training level.
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent Royal College qualification.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience of teaching and supporting healthcare professionals.
  

Where youll work

St Josephs Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity and built on a rich Catholic heritage. Today we are an Investors in Diversity awarded charity providing expert compassionate care to people of all backgrounds cultures and beliefs across East and North London.

Our specialist palliative care servicesdelivered at home in our in-patient unit and through out-patient clinicsare grounded in respect for human dignity and guided by compassion justice and a deep commitment to quality. Our values guide us in everything that we do. We work to ensure that everyone receives the support they need with kindness understanding and respect by delivering individualised responsive and holistic support to patients and their families.

Why work for us

• 27 days holiday plus public holidays increasing up to 33 days with service
• Subsidised café and early access to retail sale events
• Season ticket loan
• Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme.
• Santander cycles discount and cycle to work scheme
• Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services

Join St Josephs team and find out more!

We are an equal opportunities and a disability confident employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race sex disability religion/belief sexual orientation or age.

For further information please contact the People team at or 0.

Closing date: 21^st August 2026

Interview date: TBD

Required Experience:

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