Consultant Acute Physician

Job summary

Applications are invited for enthusiastic, motivated and committed individuals to join our friendly and dynamic team with Acute Medicine at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. You will be joining an established team of 15 Acute Medicine Consultants with a full multi disciplinary team supporting us.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team with the opening this year a purpose built SDEC area within the critical care centre at the Grange University Hospital. This a recruitment is to support the expansion of acute medicine, moving us closer to delivering a comprehensive service. We have been lucky enough to procure Welsh Government funding, to build a Same Day Emergency Care ("SDEC") unit which will become fundamental to the functioning of the 'front door' in GUH.

We are dedicated to this change in process, having many years' track record of delivery of safe and effective 'ambulatory care' in both the Royal Gwent and Nevill Hall hospitals. The department is both experienced and successful in delivering this model of care, and with the opening of a fourth acute site we need further recruitment to maintain this delivery. The newly appointed AP's will play a vital role in enabling us to continue to deliver delivering ambulatory and same day emergency care to acute medical patients

Main duties of the job

The successful applicants will join an established team of 10 physicians working in acute medicine who work flexibly to include both specialist interests and a work-life balance. We aim for a team of dedicated and enthusiastic physicians to manage medical patients at the front door 7 days per week.

The Health Board actively supports consultant doctors to undertake funded 3 month formal sabbaticals through an annual application process.

The principle place of work is expected to be the Grange University hospital although sessions will also be available, following negotiation with the Clinical Director, in the other AMUs throughout the HB (NHH / RGH).

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:-

• To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty, and support junior staff members and allied health professionals to deliver the highest possible standard of care.
• To sustain and develop teaching, quality improvement, and research wherever appropriate
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Division's and Health Board's service plans
• To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division or the Health Board

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future