This is an exciting opportunity for an Emergency Medicine Consultant to join the Emergency Unit at Glangwili General Hospital in a modern, purpose-built unit able to accept all emergency admissions, which is a busy acute hospital and is the local Trauma Unit for the Health Board where you will work in close conjunction with other consultant physicians and surgeons in the hospital and the community.
As well as being able to accept all medical and surgical emergencies, speciality support is available such as Trauma, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, ENT and Ophthalmology. The Hospital is supported by a large modern Adult Critical Care Unit, a Stroke unit with dedicated stroke teams.
The team consists of:o 6 Senior/ Consultant memberso 13 Speciality doctorso 3 GPSTo 13 Clinical fellowso 5 Foundation year 2 Doctorso 3 Foundation Year 1 Doctorso 2 Advanced Nurse Practitionerso 2 Physician Associates
The appointment is offered on a permanent basis as per detailed in the advert and your principal place of employment being Glangwili General Hospital, although other working locations including off site working may be necessary and will form part of your agreed job plan. This can be subject to change as the Health Board's clinical requirement are amended to meet the needs of the service/patients
*Interested candidates are invited and encouraged to do some locum shifts within the department as a trial before applying.
Main duties of the job
To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate) a service in Emergency Medicine and supporting the development of sub-speciality interest to the hospitals and community so designated with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.
As a senior employee of the Health Board the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board's patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements: -
1. To ensure the provision and delivery of a first-class clinical service
2. To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
3. To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
4. To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies
5. To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty or the Health Board
6. Core clinical expertise in Emergency Medicine
7. Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams
8. Participating in CPD including Audit
9. You are expected to maintain your professional development for Revalidation
10. A Teaching and Training Role for medical undergraduates and postgraduates
11. Educational Supervisor role to Junior and Middle Grade Medical Staff
12. To undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence-based medicine
13. Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
14. On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT Or CESR due within 6 months of interview date
15. FRCEM
16. Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
Desirable
17. Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Essential
18. Broad based experience in Emergency Medicine
19. Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
20. Knowledge and participation in CPD
21. Competence in Emergency Medicine
22. Able to apply knowledge
23. Safe and effective written and verbal communication skills
24. Knowledge and experience of communicating bad news
25. Meet the requirement of the GMC's Good Medical Practice
Desirable
26. Experience of NHS
27. Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
28. Evidence of above average performance
29. Additional clinical qualification(s)
Clinical Governance
Essential
30. Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
31. Comprehension of core philosophy and building blocks of Clinical Governance
Desirable
32. Knowledge of risk management
33. Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process
Research
Essential
34. Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, so as to improve clinical outcomes
Desirable
35. Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
36. Research degree
Management
Essential
37. Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
38. Willingness to participate in clinical management
Desirable
39. Evidence of management training
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