Job summary
This post comes during a period of Health Board-wide service reviews, including a comprehensive reconfiguration of services for in West Wales. The aim is to provide a spectrum of flexible and responsive services across the Health Board, encompassing:
- Development of a comprehensive ENT Service across HDHB based Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen.
- Assessment and treatment for ENT Patients
- Effective leadership to multidisciplinary staff members of the Department
- Development of teaching, training and research within the Organisation
The potential for Health Board-wide developments and a closer liaison with primary care and social services is substantial and exciting. A major expansion in undergraduate medical student teaching is planned.
Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with the Clinical Team leader and Service Delivery Manager.
Main duties of the job
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:-
- To ensure the provision and delivery of a first class 7 day ENT 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 conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Health Board's service plans
- To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty or the Health Board
- Core clinical expertise in ENT
- Leadership and team building skills as well as working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams
- Delivering care in the community alongside primary health care and social care teams
- Providing persuasive strategic advice to LHB's and Social Services Departments
- Addressing the Intermediate Care Agenda
- 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
- To assist with role to Junior 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, 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with Licence to practice
- Valid Certified Advanced Life Support skills
- 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least 2 of which in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty Or as fixed term specialty trainee in a relelvant specialty
- MBBS or recognised equivalent
Desirable
- -MRCS / DOHNS or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Broad based experience in ENT
- Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
- Knowledge and participation in CPD
- 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
- Additional clinical qualification(s)
- Evidence of above average performance
Clinical Governance
Essential
- 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
Teaching
Essential
- Willingness to participate in teaching and training
- -Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
Desirable
- -Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
- -"Training the Trainers" experience
Research
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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with Licence to practice
- Valid Certified Advanced Life Support skills
- 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least 2 of which in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty Or as fixed term specialty trainee in a relelvant specialty
- MBBS or recognised equivalent
Desirable
- -MRCS / DOHNS or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Broad based experience in ENT
- Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
- Knowledge and participation in CPD
- 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
- Additional clinical qualification(s)
- Evidence of above average performance
Clinical Governance
Essential
- 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
Teaching
Essential
- Willingness to participate in teaching and training
- -Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
Desirable
- -Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
- -"Training the Trainers" experience
Research
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
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).
