Consultant in Emergency Medicine

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: -

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

Educational 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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