Consultant in Palliative Medicine – Ardgowan Hospice

Ardgowan Hospice is a well-established hospice offering specialist palliative and end of
life care to the people of Inverclyde. We are committed to delivering high-quality care
which is sustainable in the long term while putting the patient at the centre of
everything we do.

We are seeking a motivated Consultant in Palliative Medicine to be part of our Specialist
Palliative Care Team at Ardgowan Hospice. This is an ideal opportunity to join the
multidisciplinary team providing specialist palliative care across inpatient and
community settings in Inverclyde.

This permanent position is based at Ardgowan Hospice, Greenock. You will work
alongside two specialty doctors (1 permanent, 1 fixed term), Advanced Clinical Nurse
Specialists, Clinical Nurse Specialist and the Inpatient Unit Nursing team as part of your
role.

There will also be an opportunity to provide strategic clinical leadership at the hospice,
as part of the Clinical Leads group at Ardgowan Hospice. We are always seeking to
improve the services that we provide to the community of Inverclyde. We are therefore
seeking an innovative individual to support ongoing service development initiatives, in
collaboration with Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership and IRH Hospital
Palliative Care Team.

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion/to arrange a visit, please contact Graham Gardiner, Chief
Executive at graham@ardgowanhospice.org.

If you would like to apply for this position, please complete the application form.

You will also be asked to send your CV to the HR team at Ardgowan Hospice,
hr@ardgowanhospice.org

View the recruitment pack here. 

The closing date is 22nd June.

If you are shortlisted for this position, you will be contacted by 26th June with an
interview offer.
Interview date: 3rd July.

We support flexible working at Ardgowan Hospice and are willing to consider job share
arrangements to the right candidate. The contract offered will be with Ardgowan
Hospice, with terms in line with BMA terms and conditions for service for the consultant
contract in Scotland. We offer our own pension scheme however you are able to
maintain your NHS pension if you are a member of the NHS pension scheme.