An exciting opportunity is available at the Wales Fertility Institute (WFI) to work as a Locum Consultant in Reproductive Medicine for 6 months.

We are looking for a passionate and dynamic consultant to join our team.

Wales Fertility Institute was set up in 2013 as the regional provider for tertiary care fertility services in South Wales and is hosted by Swansea Bay University Health Board. Wales Fertility Institute offers an NHS and fee-paying service to patients wishing to access diagnostic or fertility services. The Health Board fully promote service development within all its services and supports an exciting longer term plan for Wales Fertility Institute.

Our highly qualified team of consultants, embryologists, nurses, laboratory, administration and counselling staff offer a friendly and supportive environment to patients seeking fertility advice and treatment to help them reach their goal of becoming a family.

As a service, we place great importance on our University status and have strong educational links to the Colleges of Medicine in Swansea and Cardiff as well as the College of Human and Health Science in Swansea.Participation in educational programs, audit and research will be encouraged and supported.

Main duties of the job

This is a full-time post within the Fertility Centre. We aim to support all patients that access our services from initial referral to the hospital, throughout their treatment until their family is complete. The post is based within our Medical Team structure.

The attached Job Description and Person Specification highlights the main areas of responsibility for the post.

About us

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of South West Wales.

Swansea is Wales' second-largest city, and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and liberty stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City football club.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and personal specification for additional details regarding main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MRCOG or equivalent
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Full GMC registration and license to practice
• Post CCT Consultant

Desirable

• Sub-specialty accreditation in reproductive medicine
• Higher degree (PhD, MD)

Experience
Essential

• Proven experience in general fertility and assisted conception
• Detailed working knowledge of HEFA
• Relevant training in reproductive medicine
• Able to work without direct supervision in the field of fertility/assisted conception
• Able to work and fulfill the demands of a busy, complex clinical service
• Experience of supervising junior staff and teaching medical students and nurses
• Experience in teaching, training and involvement of clinical research
• Experience of Audit relevant to Obstetrics/Gynaecology

Academic
Desirable

• Publications in recognised high impact journals

Management. experience and knowledge
Essential

• Evidence of management and administrative experience
• Detailed knowledge of RCOG,BFS and other relevant professional body guidelines and current scientific and medical literature relating to ART

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Demonstrable leadership skills and experience
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GP's, nurses, other agencies
• Ability to organize own and team workload Good organisational and management skills
• Logical thinking and problem solving
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team

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