Specialty Doctor in General Medicine and Stroke

Job summary

There has never been a more exciting time to join our clinical teams as we pioneer new ways of delivering health services across the Gwent area. Our innovative Clinical Futures programme bridges all aspects of primary, community and secondary care and you could be a part of its plans to deliver the best to our patients and communities.

Clinical Futures is extending Aneurin Bevan University Health Board's successful implementation of its Care Closer to Home initiatives; strengthening and promoting its services in the community as well as centralising care of the most critically ill patients in the brand new, state-of-the art Grange University Hospital due for completion in 2021 which will be supported by a network of Enhanced local general hospitals providing centres of excellence. Facilities have opened at Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan in Ebbw Vale, the first 100 per cent single room hospital in the UK. Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr opened in Ystrad Mynach, providing a state-of-the art Enhanced local General Hospital with inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic, theatres, hydrotherapy and therapy facilities. Three Primary Care resource centres - an innovative way to provide joined up care - have opened over the last two years with two more planned.

The post holder will also be required to provide prospective cover for colleagues during their Annual & Study Leave for on-calls and day time cover.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the post are effective and appropriate medical care of inpatients including acute assessment, of acute medical patients, monitor and manage as well as contributing to outpatient and multidisciplinary meetings. The post holder will be working in stroke rehabilitation ward and will be regularly engaging with neuro multidisciplinary team. The post holder will be working under direct consultant supervision; who are well established RCP trainers.

Responsibility for inpatient admission, day to day management, co-ordination of inpatient management under the supervision of the consultant and/or in close liaison with General Practitioners

Managing the stroke patients in stroke rehabilitation ward.

Working in cooperation with Multi-disciplinary stroke team.

Attending stroke follow up clinic and TIA clincs

Key role in discharge planning and co-ordinating approaches to relatives and other agencies

Liaison with patients and relatives/carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the patients receive a high quality service and are all kept informed of progress as appropriate

Responsibility for contemporaneous record keeping, identifying progress and plans in patients' case notes

Participation in consultant ward rounds and facilitating multidisciplinary meetings

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.