Emergency Medicine Specialist

4 weeks ago


Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom Hywel Dda University Health Board Full time

This is an exciting opportunity for an Emergency Medicine Specialist to join the Emergency Unit at Glangwili General Hospital in a modern, purpose-built unit able to accept all emergency admissions. The hospital 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, specialty 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:

  • 6 Senior/Consultant members
  • 13 Specialty doctors
  • 3 GPSTs
  • 13 Clinical fellows
  • 5 Foundation year 2 Doctors
  • 3 Foundation Year 1 Doctors
  • 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners
  • 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 requirements are amended to meet the needs of the service/patients.

Main duties of the job

To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate), a service in Emergency Medicine and supporting the development of sub-specialty 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:

  • 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 Board's procedures and operating policies
  • To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty or the Health Board
  • Core clinical expertise in Emergency Medicine
  • Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams
  • 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
  • Education Supervisor role to Junior and Middle Grade Medical Staff
  • To undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence-based medicine
  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
  • On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT Or CESR due within 6 months of interview date
  • FRCEM
  • Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills

Desirable

  • Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Broad-based experience in Emergency Medicine
  • Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
  • Knowledge and participation in CPD
  • Competence in Emergency 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

Management

Essential

  • Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
  • Willingness to participate in clinical management

Desirable

  • Evidence of management training


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