Main area: Emergency Medicine
Grade: CESR Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine
Contract: 2 years (up to 2 years fixed term depending on successful candidates requirements)
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (Basic 10 session contract - requirement for participation on call rota)
Job ref: 130-37019945-250624-B
Employer: Swansea Bay University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Morriston Hospital
Town: Swansea
Salary: £52,542 - £82,418 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/02/2025 23:59
CESR Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine
OUR VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS
We expect everyone that works for the Health Board, regardless of their role, to share and uphold our values in all that they do:
Caring for each other - in every human contact in all of our communities and each of our hospitals.
Working together - as patients, families, carers, staff and communities so that we always put patients first.
Always improving - so that we are at our best for every patient and for each other.
Job overview
Do you share our health board values; Caring for each other; working together; always improving? If so we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.
We are delighted to offer this CESR Post based at Moriston Hospital Emergency Department which are aimed at strengthening skills in Emergency Medicine. This is a fixed term post for 2 years.
The postholder will form part of a middle grade tier of 21 doctors providing 24/7 cover the ED. The average weekly working hours will be approximately 43 with 8 of these being supporting professional development.
We wish to encourage applications from candidates with specific skills or interest as we can provide dedicated time in research, educational and teaching, quality improvement, sustainability, risk management, sports medicine, minor injuries, Paediatrics, intensive care, trauma, acute and same day emergency medicine.
In addition, candidates should possess, or demonstrate progress to achieving MRCEM, ATLS, ALS, and APLS/EPLS.
A regular weekly teaching programme is available along with governance and management experience and ultrasound training.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will participate in a full shift 24/7 rota of more experienced doctors who provide support to the junior grade at Morriston ED.
During this time dedicated weekly Teaching/ study leave time will be provided in support of educational activities and participation in departmental governance and training.
You will be clinically responsible for the diagnosis, supervision and management of patients attending the ED.
You will provide initial treatment and assessment of adult and paediatric patients presenting with illness or injury and where necessary arranging for patients to be reviewed or admitted by medical staff from other specialties.
On exceptional occasions, be responsible for such irregular commitments outside normal hours as are essential for continuity of patient care.
The appointment is subject to the national medical and dental terms and conditions of service.
Working for our organisation
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 Southwest 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 Swansea.com stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City Football Club.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration with license to practice
* MB BS or recognised equivalent
* 48 months postgraduate experience which includes 12 months emergency medicine equivalent to UK practice OR evidence of ST3 EM Competencies
* Provider status in ALS/ATLS/EPLS
* MRCEM
Experience
* Evidence of working effectively as a part of a multidisciplinary team
* Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
* Up to date with current practices in Emergency Medicine
* Evidence of participation in, progressing and completing audit
* Liaison with other agencies
* Experience of participation in Quality Improvement
* Previous experience of working in the NHS/experience of NHS working practices and systems.
Skills
* Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
* Basic understanding of research methodology and demonstrates evidence of ability to learn
* Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
* Evidence of providing teaching or educational support/Understanding of educational principals
Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices, and we are committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or age. The Health Board is a Two Tick Disability Symbol user and is committed to fulfilling the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Applications are welcomed from Disabled persons and a disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability as defined by the DDA please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a position will be invited to interview.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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