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

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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 and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
  • Valid Certified Advanced Life Support
Desirable criteria
  • Additional clinical qualification(s)
  • Evidence of working towards membership of the Royal College

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria
  • Participation in clinical audit (or quality improvement project) and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of risk management
  • Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Shall have completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
  • Able to demonstrate core competencies and clinical skills relevant to the post
Desirable criteria
  • NHS Experience
  • Able to demonstrate evidence of leading a team

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and resident doctors

Other

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
  • Flexible approach to the needs of the service
Desirable criteria
  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

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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