Locum Consultant in Acute General Medicine
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of Acute Physicians at Glangwili General Hospital.
The post holder will be expected to help develop and deliver all aspects of the Acute Medicine service through the Emergency Department, CDU, and SDEC.
There are currently 4.3 WTE Acute Medicine Consultants in the Hospital and the incumbent will be required to support the expansion of this service in hospital and in the community, working closely with other colleagues.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide acute assessment and treatment of medical patients presenting to GGH front door (Emergency Department, Clinical Decision Unit, and Same Day Emergency Care).
2. Providing effective leadership to multidisciplinary staff members in the CDU, SDEC, and ED.
3. Ensuring close working with GP and medical colleagues.
4. Providing timely assessment and treatment of patients presenting to GGH with medical conditions.
5. Ensure close working between A+E, SDEC, and CDU.
6. Provide clinical supervision of the SDEC and Emergency Department medical patients.
7. Ensure close cooperation with other medical consultant colleagues to develop seamless pathways of care for patients.
8. Work with the team to develop "hot clinics" as an alternative to admission.
9. Ensure close liaison with GP colleagues to direct patients to the most suitable service.
10. Ensure development, support, and training for nurse consultant and nurse practitioner colleagues.
11. Provide the necessary training and support of junior doctors.
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.
Job responsibilities
For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice or equivalent qualification
* MRCP or equivalent
* Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
* 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
* Broad based experience in eg. Acute/ General Medicine
* Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
* Knowledge and participation in CPD
* Experience of NHS
* Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
* Evidence of above average performance
Clinical Governance
* Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
* Knowledge of risk management
Research
* Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
* Evidence of initiating, progressing, and concluding research projects with publication
Teaching
* Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
* Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
* "Training the Trainers" experience
Management
* Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
* 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.
Depending on experience £116,600 per annum
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