Garden House Hospice Care are looking for a full or part time specialist doctor in palliative medicine to join our multi-award winning hospice. 

We are Garden House Hospice Care, the Hospice for North Hertfordshire. We are a multi-award winning hospice that puts the patient at the heart of everything we do. This year we started an innovative frailty service, working with the Lister Hospital, which has seen us expanding our services and helping even more patients through symptom control, reablement or last days of life care. We are looking for the person with the right skills and experience to become part of our amazing team and help us as we grow even further.

You will be an experienced palliative care doctor who is either of the specialist grade or a specialty doctor who will soon be eligible to become a specialist doctor. You will work under the leadership of the Hospice Medical Director providing specialist palliative care at the Hospice, for outpatients and via domiciliary visits through support of the community CNS palliative team. You will also work with the MD in providing leadership to the medical team and as part of the senior medical leadership at the Hospice, including being a Clinical Supervisor to trainees on placement. You will be actively involved in clinical governance and quality improvement at the Hospice and will be involved in providing teaching to the Hospice MDT. If desired you will be given the opportunity to be involved in research at the Hospice. 

Garden House Hospice Care is situated in the beautiful and historic Letchworth Garden City which combines a surprisingly peaceful, leafy setting and a wide range of amenities, including independent shops, restaurants and cinema. The nearby towns of Baldock, Hitchin and Stevenage offer a massive range of amenities, schools and housing. the Hospice is well connected to both Cambridge and London via the road and rail network, with parking available on site for staff who commute. 

For more details of the role, please see the attached job description, which is awaiting Royal College approval. 

To arrange an informal visit or find out more about the role, please contact Dr Sarah Bell, Medical Director on sarah.bell@ghhospicecare.org.uk or 01462 679540 / 07377 876254.

Closing date for applications: 3rd January 2025. Please note that we are actively reviewing applications and interviews will be held on a rolling basis. The ad may close early if a successful candidate is found. If you have not heard from us within 28 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Garden House Hospice Care are proud to be disability confident and reasonable adjustments will be made for applicants with disabilities. We can only accept applications from candidates with the Right to Work in the UK. Safeguarding is of paramount importance to us; all successful candidates are required to undergo a DBS check, regardless of role.