Job overview

This post is fixed term/secondment for 6 months to meet the needs of the service.

To be responsible for the management and issues related to medical staffing for Medicine at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Hospital.  This will include being the first point of contact for all medical staff within the Division and ensuring there is safe and adequate cover at all times.  Supporting doctors and providing advice, support, information and on-call Rotas and timetables.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

This post is fixed term for 6 months to meet the needs of the service

Main duties of the job

Act as the initial point of contact for all Doctors within the Medicine Division on the YYF site.  Ensure actions are put in place to resolve issues and secure adequate medical cover at all times.

Troubleshoot any daily problems associated with clinical cover for periods of leave, sickness and vacant posts and where possible adopt internal approaches to resolve that are cost effective and compliant with Junior doctor working regulations.

Communicate directly with Consultants, Clinical Directors, where necessary to agree solutions for any unresolved gaps in on call rotas and communicate the plan to all those involved.

Liaise with recruitment department in respect of the recruitment of Junior and middle grade doctors.

Plan, organise and facilitate the Junior Doctors Induction Programmes,  and ensure medical staff compliance with Health Board Policy and National Terms and Conditions of Service for non-consultant medical staff.

Develop compliant Junior Doctor Rota’s within the Division and communicate to all relevant parties.

Record Doctors sickness, annual leave and professional leave as per Health Board Policy and alert the relevant consultant of all absence highlighting any impact on rota commitments and service delivery.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The Health Board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020.  Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.