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
Specialty Doctor - Emergency Medicine
Specialty Doctor
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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
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
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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