Vacancy Ref: 100-MED-WGH-100-L3

Post: Locum Consultant Acute General Physician

Salary: 98,897 pro rata per annum

Location: Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest

The Health Board is fully committed to:o Work-life balance, job-sharing and flexibilityo Training & Education including a successful Consultant Development & Mentoring schemeo Medical Appraisal & Revalidation for over 800 doctors

We are looking to recruit a motivated Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine to join colleagues in a dynamic general medicine service within the Health Board in delivering and supporting the Welsh Government's vision for NHS Wales. This new appointment will join the team of established medical consultants working across Pembrokeshire and will have support to develop/maintain a specialist interest.
Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to have specialty training and relevant experience in General Medicine. You would work in the General Medical Department and in an area of specialist interest if appropriate. You will be responsible for the management of patients presenting to Withybush General Hospital with medical problems and will lead a team of junior doctors.Within this role there is an opportunity for consultants with a specialist interest and additional skills to promote and develop the service in order to improve diagnosis and management.In this post you will contribute to a current on call rota at Withybush based on a 1:12 non-resident on call, which you will be expected to reside (for on call purposes) within 30 minutes of the Hospital.

If you are a senior doctor wishing, looking for a change of scene, or if you think life in a rural general hospital in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK might suit you, we would like to hear from you for a non-obligation chat.Information on the Health Board is provided with a full job description of this post. The health Board operates a No Smoking Policy and promotes equal opportunities.Please ensure that you read the person specification carefully and that you meet all the essential criteria prior to applying. We encourage pre-interview visits.
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

To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate) a service in General Acute Medicine and support the development of sub-speciality interest to the hospital and community so designated with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:-

 

• To ensure the provision and delivery of a first class clinical 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 Boards procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Health Boards service plans
• To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty or the Health Board
• Core clinical expertise in General Acute Medicine
• Experience and knowledge of running a sub specialty service
• 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 LHBs and Social Services Departments
• 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
• Educational Supervisor role to Junior and Middle Grade Medical Staff
• To undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence based medicine

 

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

 

 

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practise
• MRCP
• Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills

Desirable

 

 

• Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
• 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 Medicine
• Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
• Knowledge and participation in CPD
• Competence in Acute Medicine
• Expertise in Acute General Medicine
• 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
• 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

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

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details
Employer name

Hywel Dda University Health Board
Address

Withybush General Hospital

Fishguard Road, Haverfordwest, SA61 2PZ

Haverfordwest

SA61 2PZ

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