Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Go back Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Consultant in Emergency Medicine

The closing date is 04 June 2025

Consultants have an important leadership role in their teams and the Health Board. You will be required to work closely with your clinical and management colleagues in the safe and efficient running of services and are expected to contribute, with colleagues, to the management,improvement and modernisation of the services in which you work. You may also be asked to contribute nationally to support the NHS in Wales.There is a requirement to work within the financial and other constraints determined by the Health Board and set out in the integrated medium term plan (IMTP) and you will be expected to contribute to the development and annual review of the IMTP. Additional expenses or resources of any kind must not be committed without the approval of the appropriate manager/budget holder.Subject to the terms and conditions of service, you will be expected to observe all relevant policiesand procedures of the Health Board, drawn up in consultation with the professions, where they involve both clinical and non clinical matters.You will be expected to be familiar with and comply with local and national employment and Workforce policies and procedures in the management of employees of the Health Board.You will be required to ensure that arrangements are in place for the organisation of medical staff and that they are allocated duties in accordance with the work of the specialty and within the levelof their competence.

Interview date - July 15th 2025

Main duties of the job

You will provide a clinical service, with colleagues, which will include the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.Working with consultant colleagues and the multi-professional team you will have continuing responsibility for the well-being of all patients under your care; allowing for proper delegation to, and training of staff. In partnership with clinical and managerial colleagues you will also have responsibility for the safe, efficient and effective functioning of the services in which you work in line with the values, operational policies and integrated medium term plan (IMTP) of the Health Board. You are encouraged to consider how services can be improved and to report any concerns about safety.You will be required to adhere to the principles of Good Medical Practice as laid down by the General Medical Council.

English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities

You will provide a clinical service with colleagues which will include responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.You will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients under your care, allowing for proper delegation to, and training of staff. The post holder, in liaison with consultant colleagues will have responsibility for the proper functioning of the department in line with the operational policy of the Health Board.6You will be named if appropriate in the contracts of junior staff as the person expected to act as educational supervisor for junior medical staff assigned to them, thus over seeing their training and being the initial source of advice for doctors regarding their careers.You will be required to adhere to the principles of Good Medical Practice laid down in guidance issued by the General Medical Council.

Person Specification Qualifications

• On Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in Emergency Medicine or eligible for CCT / CESR within 6 months of date of interview

Experience

• Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff
• Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service
• Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit and quality improvement

Skills

• Effective leadership; ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
• Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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