This is an exciting opportunity for an Emergency Medicine Consultant to join the Emergency Unit at Glangwili General Hospital in a modern, purpose-built unit able to accept all emergency admissions. This is a busy acute hospital and is the local Trauma Unit for the Health Board where you will work in close conjunction with other consultant physicians and surgeons in the hospital and the community.
As well as being able to accept all medical and surgical emergencies, specialty support is available such as Trauma, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, ENT, and Ophthalmology. The Hospital is supported by a large modern Adult Critical Care Unit and a Stroke unit with dedicated stroke teams.
The team consists of:
6 Senior/Consultant members
13 Specialty doctors
3 GPST
13 Clinical fellows
5 Foundation Year 2 Doctors
3 Foundation Year 1 Doctors
2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners
2 Physician Associates
The appointment is offered on a permanent basis, with your principal place of employment being Glangwili General Hospital. Other working locations, including off-site working, may be necessary and will form part of your agreed job plan. This can be subject to change as the Health Board's clinical requirements are amended to meet the needs of the service/patients.
*Interested candidates are invited and encouraged to do some locum shifts within the department as a trial before applying.
Main duties of the job To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate), a service in Emergency Medicine and support the development of sub-specialty interests to the hospitals and community, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illness.
As a senior employee of the Health Board, the post holder will work in close cooperation with and support other clinical, medical professionals, and managerial colleagues in providing high-quality healthcare to the Health Board's patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:
To ensure the provision and delivery of a first-class clinical service
To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies
To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty or the Health Board
Core clinical expertise in Emergency Medicine
Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams
Participating in CPD including Audit
You are expected to maintain your professional development for Revalidation
A Teaching and Training Role for medical undergraduates and postgraduates
Educational Supervisor role to Junior and Middle Grade Medical Staff
To undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence-based medicine
About us Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health, and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private, and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers.
We operate four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli, and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.
We also have seven community hospitals and numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services.
Job responsibilities For full details of the role requirements, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.
Discussions around working pattern will take place during initial job planning, where preferences, requirements, and options can be discussed and explored in full.
Person Specification Qualifications
Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT Or CESR due within 6 months of interview date
FRCEM
Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Broad-based experience in Emergency Medicine
Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
Knowledge and participation in CPD
Experience of NHS
Wider experience, research and training in providing sub-specialty service
Evidence of above average performance
Clinical Governance
Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
Knowledge of risk management
Research
Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, so as to improve clinical outcomes
Evidence of initiating, progressing, and concluding research projects with publication
Management
Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
Evidence of management 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.
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As well as being able to accept all medical and surgical emergencies, specialty support is available such as Trauma, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, ENT, and Ophthalmology. The Hospital is supported by a large modern Adult Critical Care Unit and a Stroke unit with dedicated stroke teams.
The team consists of:
6 Senior/Consultant members
13 Specialty doctors
3 GPST
13 Clinical fellows
5 Foundation Year 2 Doctors
3 Foundation Year 1 Doctors
2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners
2 Physician Associates
The appointment is offered on a permanent basis, with your principal place of employment being Glangwili General Hospital. Other working locations, including off-site working, may be necessary and will form part of your agreed job plan. This can be subject to change as the Health Board's clinical requirements are amended to meet the needs of the service/patients.
*Interested candidates are invited and encouraged to do some locum shifts within the department as a trial before applying.
Main duties of the job To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate), a service in Emergency Medicine and support the development of sub-specialty interests to the hospitals and community, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illness.
As a senior employee of the Health Board, the post holder will work in close cooperation with and support other clinical, medical professionals, and managerial colleagues in providing high-quality healthcare to the Health Board's patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:
To ensure the provision and delivery of a first-class clinical service
To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies
To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty or the Health Board
Core clinical expertise in Emergency Medicine
Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams
Participating in CPD including Audit
You are expected to maintain your professional development for Revalidation
A Teaching and Training Role for medical undergraduates and postgraduates
Educational Supervisor role to Junior and Middle Grade Medical Staff
To undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence-based medicine
About us Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health, and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private, and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers.
We operate four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli, and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.
We also have seven community hospitals and numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services.
Job responsibilities For full details of the role requirements, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.
Discussions around working pattern will take place during initial job planning, where preferences, requirements, and options can be discussed and explored in full.
Person Specification Qualifications
Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT Or CESR due within 6 months of interview date
FRCEM
Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Broad-based experience in Emergency Medicine
Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
Knowledge and participation in CPD
Experience of NHS
Wider experience, research and training in providing sub-specialty service
Evidence of above average performance
Clinical Governance
Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
Knowledge of risk management
Research
Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, so as to improve clinical outcomes
Evidence of initiating, progressing, and concluding research projects with publication
Management
Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
Evidence of management 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.
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