Job summary
Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend
Consultant in Emergency Medicine
10 sessions
Are you looking to work in a hospital that is committed to improving patient flow in the pursuit of excellent Emergency Care? Do you want to...
v Join a strong team of forward thinking, dynamic and enthusiastic emergency medicine consultants, committed to excellence in Emergency Care?
v Work in a spacious open plan department with a neighbouring Acute Medical Unit and excellent working relationships with diagnostic and inpatient teams?
v Enjoy the benefits of flexible job planning and the Welsh Consultant Contract?
v Be encouraged to pursue and develop our new ideas within our emergency department?
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The ED consultant team is responsible for the provision of Emergency Department services at the Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend. The ED team includes 5 trainee registrars, 3 specialty doctors, a senior clinical fellow and ACPs heading up the senior decision maker tier. Along with Emergency Nurse Practitioners, 10 junior doctors and 4 F1s. The team works closely with colleagues from inpatient specialty teams to deliver appropriate, largely pathway driven, ambulatory care.
The department sees approximately 59,000 new patients per annum with approximately 23% of those being children.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Several of the consultant body are active in Emergency Medicine Ultrasound; 24/7 stroke thrombolysis is delivered in the ED; regional training leadership is within the consultant body; our culture is one of continuous improvement, development and pursuit of excellence in Emergency Medical practice combined with sustainable work-life balance. Our values are comprised in the commitment to developing services to support the local impact of reconfiguration of Emergency Departments in South Wales.
The post-holders will participate in the teaching and training of all professional groups. They will play a full part in clinical governance issues within the speciality of Emergency Medicine.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, you are encouraged to contact
Dr Matthew Jones , ED Consultant, Clinical Director, on 01656 752457
Job description
Job responsibilities
Several of the consultant body are active in Emergency Medicine Ultrasound; 24/7 stroke thrombolysis is delivered in the ED; regional training leadership is within the consultant body; our culture is one of continuous improvement, development and pursuit of excellence in Emergency Medical practice combined with sustainable work-life balance. Our values are comprised in the commitment to developing services to support the local impact of reconfiguration of Emergency Departments in South Wales.
The post-holders will participate in the teaching and training of all professional groups. They will play a full part in clinical governance issues within the speciality of Emergency Medicine.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, you are encouraged to contact
Dr Matthew Jones , ED Consultant, Clinical Director, on 01656 752457
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the GMC
- Licensed to practice
- On Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in Emergency Medicine or eligible for CCT / CESR within 6 months of date of interview or a primary medical qualification and recognised specialist qualification from a European Member State which will allow direct entry to the GMC Specialist Register
Desirable
- Teaching qualification/Higher qualification in medical education
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff
- Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service
- Values partnership with other agencies
- Evidence of teaching and training of post/undergraduate clinical staff / educational supervision of junior doctors
- Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit and quality improvement
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the GMC
- Licensed to practice
- On Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in Emergency Medicine or eligible for CCT / CESR within 6 months of date of interview or a primary medical qualification and recognised specialist qualification from a European Member State which will allow direct entry to the GMC Specialist Register
Desirable
- Teaching qualification/Higher qualification in medical education
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff
- Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service
- Values partnership with other agencies
- Evidence of teaching and training of post/undergraduate clinical staff / educational supervision of junior doctors
- Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit and quality improvement
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
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).
