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Job summary

Main area
Emergency Medicine
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Contract
Permanent: Full time
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
100-MED-WGH-213
Employer
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Withybush General Hospital
Town
Haverfordwest
Salary
£62,117 - £99,216 per annum
Closing
17/12/2025 23:59

Employer heading

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Specialty Doctor - Emergency Medicine

Specialty Doctor

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

Location: Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire

Specialty Doctor - Emergency Medicine

We are looking to appoint enthusiastic, focused and forward-thinking Specialty Doctors to join our  highly supportive Emergency Department based in Withybush General Hospital.

Our flexible Specialty Doctor posts are within Emergency Medicine in a friendly semi-rural Emergency Department. Withybush General Hospital is a modern District General Hospital containing 195 inpatient beds, situated one mile from the centre of Haverfordwest.

 

Main duties of the job

The Emergency Department consists of four resuscitation bays, X-ray, plaster room and treatment rooms giving immediate access to primary medical and surgical assessment treatment and care. It provides care for the people of Pembrokeshire and adjacent parts of Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire in an environment that permits sufficient time for rewarding interaction between staff and patients, yet also provides appropriate experience of high quality emergency medicine.

 

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.


We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.


Our services are provided in:


Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest.


Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire.


Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings.


47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers.
Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification 

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
  • ATLS/PALS/ALS
  • 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least 2 of which in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty Or as fixed term specialty trainee in a relelvant specialty OR Equivalent experience/competencies
  • MCEM
  • MBBS
  • - Completion of F1/F2
Desirable criteria
  • MRCS 1 or MRCP 1
  • APLS

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Broad based experience in Emergency Medicine
  • Knowledge and participation in CPD
  • NHS Experience
  • Safe and effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience of the assessment of emergencies
Desirable criteria
  • Additional clinical qualification(s)
  • Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service

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

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
Desirable criteria
  • Training the Trainers” experience

Management

Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of management training

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyCymraegDisability 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
Dr Vicki Hughes
Job title
Consultant and Health Board Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01437 773448
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