Vacancies

The Association of Palliative Medicine and the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK are seeking to appoint a Resident Doctor representative of the SCE Palliative Medicine Examining Board. The successful applicants will assist the Chair and Medical Secretary in the running of the SCE to ensure that all academic objectives and standards set by the General Medical Council are met; attend annual meetings of the Board, convened to set examination papers; review candidate performance in the most recent diet; assist with the development of the SCE; act on the advice of the MRCP(UK) Management and Policy Board and Examining Boards on policy and academic matters relating to the Examinations; and support MRCP(UK) Central Office on the delivery of the Examinations. The role mainly involves reviewing exam questions for academic content and currency. Feedback from other Board members has consistently been very positive, describing the role as extremely fulfilling in so far as it provides an excellent source of CPD and invaluable interaction with colleagues. View the full role description here.  Deadline for applications - 7th April 2026

Hours: 24 – 40 hours per week (part-time applicants welcome to apply) Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 per annum Location: Inpatient Unit in Farnham, and Guildford Are you looking for a job where you can make a real difference? At Phyllis Tuckwell, we pride ourselves on offering exceptional care to our patients and their families and carers. Phyllis Tuckwell is looking to appoint a Consultant in Palliative Medicine to work as part of an established team of consultants in a modern technology-enabled teaching hospice. The job comprises of a minimum of 6 and a maximum 10 Programmed Activities (PAs).  Direct clinical care (DCC) will be delivered predominantly on the Inpatient unit initially alongside an experienced consultant. In time there will be the opportunity to become more involved with community-based work as part of the Hospice at Home (H@H) team depending on experience and confidence.  The post will also include supporting professional activities (SPA) time dedicated to service development and delivery of educational activities to the organisation’s multidisciplinary team and external colleagues. View the full role description here. For further information regarding the role or to arrange an informal visit please contact Cate Seton-Jones, Medical Director on cate.seton-jones@pth.org.uk or phone 01252 729400. If you are unable to apply on-line or have any questions about the recruitment process, contact HR on 01252 729408 or email: recruitment@pth.org.uk Closing date for receipt of applications: Sunday 22^nd March 2026 Interviews to be held: Thursday 9^th April 2026

An opportunity exists for a Palliative Medicine Specialist to work in Australia for a temporary 1-year (or 18 month) contract from September 2026 while the existing specialist is overseas to develop a palliative care service in India. This position is appealing in that it is located in one of the most beautiful coastal regions in Australia, close to the well-known Byron Bay. It is also very convenient to the Gold Coast and Gold Coast airport. Tweed Valley Hospital is a 430 bed, major referral and teaching hospital located in the heart of the Tweed-Byron region. It provides a wide range of inpatient, day only and outpatient services in a brand new, state of the art facility. Services include emergency, trauma and critical care, surgical services, cancer services, women’s care and newborn services, paediatric services, renal unit, intensive care, cardiac catheter laboratory and mental Health inpatient facilities. The position would require seeing palliative care inpatients (consults and direct admissions), attending a weekly palliative care clinic, attending multi-disciplinary team case review meetings, teaching and supervising the junior doctors and medical students, supporting the community team and attending to consults at a neighbouring regional hospital (Murwillumbah Hospital) and small community hospice (Wedgetail Retreat). This workload is shared with another full-time staff specialist and is very manageable to achieve within work hours. To view the full job description please click here.

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