• Job Description

  Req#: C9349-26-0202?language=en&page=734&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An opportunity has arisen at Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) for a Consultant in Palliative Medicine.

  The successful candidate will be a core member of the specialist palliative care team.

  Main duties of the job

  The primary aim of the post is to play a leading role in the development and delivery of the clinical service for patients with progressive, incurable Respiratory disease in collaboration with the existing palliative medicine team members and colleagues from other clinical services.

  To provide specialist advice and guidance to other colleagues in the management of palliative care patients during the day.

  To play a leading role in the development of the coordinated approach to palliative care across the hospital, community and hospice boundaries.

  To further develop multi-professional specialist palliative care team working across health and social care agencies.

  To maintain close relationships with MFT oncology services and other related hospital specialities.

  To help develop and co-ordinate protocols of referral and symptom control guidelines which are then the subject of clinical audit.

  To develop multi-professional palliative care teaching, research and audit to ensure a sound evidence base for palliative care practice.

  To participate in the education programmes for medical undergraduates and postgraduate medical education across hospital, primary care and hospice sectors.

  To provide education and clinical supervision for junior medical staff in palliative medicine.

  To play a role in ensuring continuing professional development and post graduate training in palliative care for tumour specific groups and other clinical teams.

  About us

  MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

  Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

  We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.

  We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

  At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

  Details

  Date posted

  16 January 2026

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  349-WTWA-7742263C-RL4

  Job locations

  Wythenshawe Hospital

  Southmoor Road

  Manchester

  M23 9LT

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

  COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

  Diversity Matters

  MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

  Were looking forward to hearing from you!

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

  COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

  Diversity Matters

  MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

  Were looking forward to hearing from you!

  Person Specification

  Other requirements

  Essential

  • GMC registration Full registration with the General Medical Council (or eligible for full registration)

  Attainments

  Essential

  • Fully registered Medical
  • Practitioner
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • Within 6 months of receiving CCST in Palliative Medicine

  Desirable

  • Higher Medical Degree

  Experience

  Essential

  • Specialist training in Palliative Medicine.
  • Ability to make independent decisions at consultant level

  Desirable

  • Interest in research with publications
  • Management training and experience

  Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of consultant in a large teaching hospital
  • Good personal and interpersonal skills
  • Good spoken and written English. Communication skills should be highly developed
  • Ability to work in a multi-professional environment and collaborate closely with team members
  • Experience of multidisciplinary teaching of undergraduates and trainees
  • Experience of routine clinical audit

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of the organisation of NHS and the Government's agenda for its modernisation
  • Computing skills: ability to use word processor, spreadsheet programme and web browser
  • Teaching skills training

  Person Specification

  Other requirements

  Essential

  • GMC registration Full registration with the General Medical Council (or eligible for full registration)

  Attainments

  Essential

  • Fully registered Medical
  • Practitioner
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • Within 6 months of receiving CCST in Palliative Medicine

  Desirable

  • Higher Medical Degree

  Experience

  Essential

  • Specialist training in Palliative Medicine.
  • Ability to make independent decisions at consultant level

  Desirable

  • Interest in research with publications
  • Management training and experience

  Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of consultant in a large teaching hospital
  • Good personal and interpersonal skills
  • Good spoken and written English. Communication skills should be highly developed
  • Ability to work in a multi-professional environment and collaborate closely with team members
  • Experience of multidisciplinary teaching of undergraduates and trainees
  • Experience of routine clinical audit

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of the organisation of NHS and the Government's agenda for its modernisation
  • Computing skills: ability to use word processor, spreadsheet programme and web browser
  • Teaching skills training

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Wythenshawe Hospital

  Southmoor Road

  Manchester

  M23 9LT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Wythenshawe Hospital

  Southmoor Road

  Manchester

  M23 9LT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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