This is a new post building on vacant hours across both the Hospice and new Consultant hours at the local NHS Trust. The post-holder will be joining an organisation that is determined to not only support the end-of-life care needs of the population of Hastings and Rother but also to work collaboratively with the NHS, Adult Social Care and other hospices to ensure good end of life care in any setting. The appointee will be a medically qualified graduate, who has completed an appropriate programme of higher professional training and has wide general training and experience in Palliative Medicine. Applicants to the post must hold, or be within six months of attaining, a CCT in the specialty. The appointee will be based at St Michael's Hospice and will work across hospital and hospice inpatient and community settings and will provide, non-resident on-call clinical commitment with a one in ten frequency. This is shared with neighbouring hospices, and St Wilfrid's Hospice in Eastbourne and St Peter's James Hospice in Chailey, East Sussex and Consultants based in Supportive and Palliative Care Team in East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. The Consultant in Palliative Medicine will be employed by the hospice and their terms and conditions will reflect the NHS Consultant terms and conditions. Applications from those wishing to work less than advertised hours or on a job share basis will be considered. St Michael's Hospice as an employer is very supportive of flexible working arrangements.