Specialty Doctor

Specialty Doctor

The closing date is 20 April 2026

St Johns Hospice provides care to patients and their families from both NWL and NCL ICBs.

We currently have an opportunity for a Specialty resident doctor wanting to develop knowledge and skills in caring for patients requiring specialist palliative care. In addition to the 17 bedded inpatient unit, we also have a Community Specialist Palliative Care Team, a Hospice at Home Team, a Wellbeing Centre and a Lymphoedema Service. Working across all departments, we also have our social work and bereavement team and our hospice therapies team. In addition we provide a number of complementary therapies which are available for both the patient and those important to them.

Main duties of the job

If you want to provide the best in holistic care, work with an effective MDT and develop your career in palliative care this could be the job for you. This is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to high quality, holistic care for patients with life limiting illnesses across our Inpatient Unit, Wellbeing Centre and Community services.

About us

Located in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our independent private Hospital has just been rated the number one in the country for care in the latest Bupa survey. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St Johns.

Job responsibilities

• Provide day to day medical management for patients in the Inpatient Unit, including admissions, ward rounds, clinical meetings and MDT collaboration.
• Ensure high quality, contemporaneous clinical documentation using SystmOne.
• Assess and manage the palliative needs of patients and support the emotional and psychological needs of their families and carers.
• Complete medical examiner referrals, coroner referrals and MCCDs.
• Support Wellbeing Centre, outpatient and community patients as required.
• Provide cross cover for colleagues during leave.
• Liaise effectively with Primary and Secondary Care teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Contribute to the training and supervision of junior doctors, medical students and other learners.
• Participate in clinical governance, audit, research and quality improvement.
• Maintain CPD and meet GMC revalidation requirements.

Person Specification Experience

• Full GMC registration with Licence to Practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• Minimum 4 years experience post full GMC registration
• Broad medical experience, including some exposure to specialist palliative care
• Strong interest in developing skills in Palliative Medicine
• Excellent communication skills with patients, families and colleagues
• Skilled multidisciplinary team working
• Ability to manage a varied caseload effectively
• Experience of clinical audit with evidence of impact
• Awareness of own limitations and willingness to seek support

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.

Employer name

The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth