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Consultant in Elderly Care (Frailty) / General Medicine
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (10 sessions)
Job ref
100-MED-GGH-394
Employer
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Glangwili General Hospital
Town
Carmarthen
Salary
£110,240 - £160,951 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/08/2025 23:59

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Consultant in Elderly Care (Frailty) / General Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.

If you are registered Health Care professional considering relocating to the Hywel Dda area in West Wales please don’t hesitate to contact our recruitment campaigns team directly via [email protected]

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Job overview

This an exciting opportunity to join the Care of the Elderly team at Glangwili General Hospital. This new Consultant appointment will focus on providing an Elderly Care and Frailty service at the “front door” of the hospital, with expertise being concentrated in SDEC, the Emergency Department, the Clinical Decision Unit and Medical Assessment Unit. The successful candidate will work in close conjunction with other Consultant Physicians in the hospital and the community.

Main duties of the job

                To provide a service in Elderly Care (Frailty)/General Medicine including supporting the development of the COTE service. 

                Work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing hight quality healthcare.

                To possess experience and knowledge in running a sub specialty service.

                To provide treatment of medical patients presenting to GGH front door including frailty, Emergency Department, Clinical Decision Unit and Same Day Emergency Care.

                Providing effective leadership to multidisciplinary staff members in the CDU, SDEC and ED

                Provide clinical supervision of the SDEC and Emergency Department medical liaison patients.

                Ensure close cooperation with other medical consultant colleagues to develop seamless pathways of care for patients.

                Work with the team to the development of “hot clinics” as an alternative to admission.

                Ensure close liaison with GP colleagues to direct patients to the most suitable service.

                Ensure development, support and training for nurse consultant and nurse practitioner colleagues.

                Participating in CPD including audit.

                Acting as an Educational Supervisor to Resident and Middle Grade medical staff.

                To participate in the acute general medical on call at Glangwili General Hospital.

Working for our organisation

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. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through: 

· Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest; 

· Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire; 

· 48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres; 

· Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services; 

· Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.

Discussions around working pattern will take place during initial job planning, where preferences, requirements and options can be discussed and explored in full.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is committed to providing healthcare services that are patient-centric, ensuring that our community receives the best possible care. We value inclusivity and foster a workplace culture that embraces diversity and supports every individual’s contribution towards a welcoming healthcare environment.

We welcome applications from all sections of society and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Please see the below links for useful videos relating to this vacancy:

Hywel Dda in three Counties:

https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY   

 Medical Leadership in Hywel Dda:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLioZyqIpwk&t=33s 

Site Virtual Tour:

https://youtu.be/4quFzdPAT3I  

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
  • Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
  • On Specialist Register/SpR due to obtain relevant CCT within 6 months of interview or working towards CESR /equivalent
  • MRCP or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Broad based experience in eg. Acute General and Geriatric Medicine
  • Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
  • Knowledge and participation in CPD
  • Competence in Acute General and Geriatric Medicine
  • Expertise in an elderly based subspecialty preferably frailty
  • Competence and experience in undertaking Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of NHS
  • Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
  • Evidence of above average performance
  • Membership of the British Geriatric Society (BGS)
  • Additional clinical qualification(s)

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of risk management
  • Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process

Research

Essential criteria
  • Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
  • Research degree

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and resident doctors
  • Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
Desirable criteria
  • Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
  • “Training the Trainers” experience

Management

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
  • Willingness to participate in clinical management
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of management training

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyCymraegMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthCarer Confident (With Welsh translation)Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCore principlesStonewall 2023 Bronze

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Welsh language skills are not necessary

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Caryl Bowen
Job title
Service Delivery Manager - Unscheduled Care
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01267 229664
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