Job summary
The Emergency Department (ED) is a small-medium friendly department seeing approximately 64,000 adult and paediatric patients per year. The rota is an extremely flexible annualised rota to ensure sustainable working and good work life balance. A full-time consultant works 10 sessions per week with 8 clinical sessions and 2 SPA sessions (these sessions are for review with our service needs with expectation to changing to 7 clinical sessions and 3 SPA). Each Consultant has a key role to play in the department as part of their nonclinical sessions and we are looking for someone to join our happy team.
This post is fixed term for 12 months to cover maternity leave.
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
You will provide a clinical service, with colleagues, which will include the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.
Working with consultant colleagues and the multi-professional team you will have continuing responsibility for the well-being of all patients under your care; allowing for proper delegation to, and training of staff.
In partnership with clinical and managerial colleagues you will also have responsibility for the safe, efficient and effective functioning of the services in which you work in line with the values, operational policies and integrated medium term plan (IMTP) of the Health Board.
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 tea
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
You will be expected to act as Educational Supervisor for those assigned to you; overseeing their training and being the initial source of advice for doctors regarding their careers, within the guidelines of the specialist bodies and medical royal colleges. You will be expected to deliver departmental teaching for the multi-disciplinary staff groups.
You will also teach and train medical undergraduates in line with the Undergraduate training programme. Participate actively in the departments undergraduate teaching programme.
Welcome medical students into learning environments with specific the approval of any patients involved. Engage and involve medical students in your clinical activities, where possible and appropriate.
Provide informal and bedside teaching to undergraduate medical students where appropriate, particularly during ward rounds, in the emergency department, during outpatient clinics and during operations and procedures. Give feedback to medical students.
Participate in undergraduate examinations, particularly clinical examinations for Swansea and Cardiff medical students if requested to do so.
Be responsible to the honorary lecturer and honorary senior lecturer for the purpose of undergraduate medical education.
There will be opportunities for the successful candidate to develop a specific teaching interest, develop and to take up formal, remunerated clinical teaching sessions which will be integrated into his/her job plan.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be expected to act as Educational Supervisor for those assigned to you; overseeing their training and being the initial source of advice for doctors regarding their careers, within the guidelines of the specialist bodies and medical royal colleges. You will be expected to deliver departmental teaching for the multi-disciplinary staff groups.
You will also teach and train medical undergraduates in line with the Undergraduate training programme. Participate actively in the departments undergraduate teaching programme.
Welcome medical students into learning environments with specific the approval of any patients involved. Engage and involve medical students in your clinical activities, where possible and appropriate.
Provide informal and bedside teaching to undergraduate medical students where appropriate, particularly during ward rounds, in the emergency department, during outpatient clinics and during operations and procedures. Give feedback to medical students.
Participate in undergraduate examinations, particularly clinical examinations for Swansea and Cardiff medical students if requested to do so.
Be responsible to the honorary lecturer and honorary senior lecturer for the purpose of undergraduate medical education.
There will be opportunities for the successful candidate to develop a specific teaching interest, develop and to take up formal, remunerated clinical teaching sessions which will be integrated into his/her job plan.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Eligibility
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
- MBBCh/ MBBS/ relevant medical degree
- Eligibility to work and live in the UK
- Up-to-date Advanced Life Support or Advanced Trauma Life Provider
- Minimum of 2 years work post registration
- Completion of UK Foundation Programme or equivalent competence sign off
Desirable
- Completion of courses relevant to Emergency Medicine--( eg ATLS, APLS, Ultrasound, Airway, Emergency Medicine Radiology)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Out of hours / Hospital at night experience
- Experience and participation in audit and/or quality improvement in last 18 months
- Experience of teaching undergraduates/ postgraduates
Desirable
- Experience of working in Emergency Medicine or other relevant acute specialties ( Anaesthetics, ITU, Acute Medicine
- Previous experience of working in the NHS in a substantive post or equivalent healthcare system
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to work within multidisciplinary teams
- Able to communicate well in English with team members, patients and their fami- lies
- Honest, reliable and punctual
- Able to escalate problems and seek help when need be
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to organise and prioritise workload
- Flexible approach to work
Desirable
Commitment to Professional Development
Essential
- Engages with appraisal
- Engages with reflective practice
- Committed to continuous learning and personal development
- Ability to learn from feedback
Other
Essential
- Occupational Health Clearance
- Willing to work across all Heath Board sites if required
Desirable
- Ability to speak or desire to learn Welsh
Person Specification
Qualifications and Eligibility
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
- MBBCh/ MBBS/ relevant medical degree
- Eligibility to work and live in the UK
- Up-to-date Advanced Life Support or Advanced Trauma Life Provider
- Minimum of 2 years work post registration
- Completion of UK Foundation Programme or equivalent competence sign off
Desirable
- Completion of courses relevant to Emergency Medicine--( eg ATLS, APLS, Ultrasound, Airway, Emergency Medicine Radiology)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Out of hours / Hospital at night experience
- Experience and participation in audit and/or quality improvement in last 18 months
- Experience of teaching undergraduates/ postgraduates
Desirable
- Experience of working in Emergency Medicine or other relevant acute specialties ( Anaesthetics, ITU, Acute Medicine
- Previous experience of working in the NHS in a substantive post or equivalent healthcare system
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to work within multidisciplinary teams
- Able to communicate well in English with team members, patients and their fami- lies
- Honest, reliable and punctual
- Able to escalate problems and seek help when need be
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to organise and prioritise workload
- Flexible approach to work
Desirable
Commitment to Professional Development
Essential
- Engages with appraisal
- Engages with reflective practice
- Committed to continuous learning and personal development
- Ability to learn from feedback
Other
Essential
- Occupational Health Clearance
- Willing to work across all Heath Board sites if required
Desirable
- Ability to speak or desire to learn Welsh
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).
