Job summary
Vacancy Ref: 100-MED-GGH-197-L
Post: Locum Consultant in Care of the Elderly
Location: Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen
Salary: £94,683 per annum
This is a replacement post and you will join colleagues in a very dynamic and forward looking , Care of the Elderly/General Internal Medicine department. The Care of the Elderly/General Internal Medicine team contributes to the acute medical on-call. The post holder will be encouraged to develop his or her own subspecialty interest but an interest in stroke and/or movement disorders would be welcome.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder's specific responsibilities would be:
To participate in the acute medical take on a 1:10 rota. Patients are cared for by on-call teams and acute physicians until their care is transferred to the wards where ward based teams care for patients.
Dewi Ward - Dementia/ frailty ward. Gwenllian Ward - 20 bedded stroke ward with Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) and rehabilitation beds. The geriatric medicine team delivers a front door and community frailty service. The development of a Same Day Emergency Care unit will include Frailty pathways Very occasional domiciliary visits at the request of GP's.
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, through: Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest. Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire. 48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres. Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services. Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales"
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
- MRCP
- Valid Certificate Advanced Life Support Skills
Desirable
- Relevant Higher Degree e.g. MD; PhD; MSc
- On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT due within 6 months of interview date Or CESR or equivalent European Qualifications for Specialist Registration
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Broad based experience in Acute General and Care of the Elderly Medicine
- Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
- Knowledge and participation in CPD
- Competence in Acute General and Care of the Elderly Medicine
- Expertise in an elderly based subspecialty
- Able to apply knowledge
- Safe and effective written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge and experience of communicating bad news
- Meet the requirement of the GMC's "Good Medical Practice"
Desirable
- Experience of NHS
- Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
- Evidence of above average performance
- Membership of the British Geriatric Society (BGS)
- Additional clinical qualification(s)
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
- Comprehension of core philosophy and building blocks of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Knowledge of risk management
- Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process
Reseach
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
Desirable
- Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
- Research degree
Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
- Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
Desirable
- Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
- Training the Trainers experience
Management
Essential
- Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
- Willingness to participate in clinical management
Desirable
- Evidence of management training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
- MRCP
- Valid Certificate Advanced Life Support Skills
Desirable
- Relevant Higher Degree e.g. MD; PhD; MSc
- On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT due within 6 months of interview date Or CESR or equivalent European Qualifications for Specialist Registration
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Broad based experience in Acute General and Care of the Elderly Medicine
- Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
- Knowledge and participation in CPD
- Competence in Acute General and Care of the Elderly Medicine
- Expertise in an elderly based subspecialty
- Able to apply knowledge
- Safe and effective written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge and experience of communicating bad news
- Meet the requirement of the GMC's "Good Medical Practice"
Desirable
- Experience of NHS
- Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
- Evidence of above average performance
- Membership of the British Geriatric Society (BGS)
- Additional clinical qualification(s)
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
- Comprehension of core philosophy and building blocks of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Knowledge of risk management
- Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process
Reseach
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
Desirable
- Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
- Research degree
Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
- Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
Desirable
- Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
- Training the Trainers experience
Management
Essential
- Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
- Willingness to participate in clinical management
Desirable
- 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
