Job Description

Applications are invited for a full-time substantive Consultant Paediatric Intensivist to join the PICU team based at the University Hospital of Wales site in Cardiff.

Cardiff\'s Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU) is based in the new Children\'s Hospital for Wales which was opened in March 2015 and consists of 7 commissioned ITU beds and 4 HDU beds. The Paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in Cardiff is the only children\'s intensive care unit located within Wales and accepts children requiring intensive care from all of mid and South Wales. It treats patients with all paediatric conditions including neurosurgery and is a Major Trauma Centre whilst those acutely requiring cardiac surgery are transferred to Bristol PICU.

Post holders that choose to undertake retrieval duties will work at WATCh (Wales and West Acute Transport for Children), a free-standing transport Service jointly commissioned by South West and South Wales whose headquarters are in Bristol. WATCh supports PICUs at both Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and the University Hospital Wales transporting critically children from the South West and South Wales.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The starting salary range for this post is 119,079 per annum plus a further 26,672 per annum available in Commitment Awards.

Main duties of the job

To provide with Consultant colleagues (as appropriate) a service in the speciality to the hospitals so designated, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness and promotion of health.

To have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge (as appropriate) in liaison with Consultant colleagues and for the proper functioning of the department in line with the Operational Policy and Strategic Plan (as amended from time to time).

To be responsible for the professional supervision and management of junior medical / dental staff. If appropriate the post holder will be named in the contracts of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers.

To participate in continuing medical education in ways which are acceptable to the Chief Executive. The UHB supports the requirements for continuing professional development and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities in line with the UHB Policy.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is Caring for People, Keeping People Well, and our vision is that every person\'s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population\'s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To participate in and contribute to Clinical Audit in line with the Health Boards policy on the implementation of Clinical Governance.

Domiciliary consultations (as appropriate) to Cardiff and Vale residents in accordance with the Health Board Policy.

The successful candidate will participate in the on-call rota to cover the PCCU. The on-call commitment is currently 1 in 6.5 but is subject to change according to service need and current workforce provision.

Any other duties with other agencies that have been agreed with the employing Health Board.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise and On Specialist Register for specialty / Specialty Registrar with CCT / CESR (Combined Programme) due within 6 months of interview date

Experience
Essential

• Completion of all competencies in Paediatric Intensive Care (minimum of two years) in a unit approved for training by the RCPCH National GRID training programme, including a minimum of six months of anaesthetic training OR an experienced substantive Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care

Desirable

• Sub-specialty interest

Audit
Essential

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice

Teaching
Essential

• Evidence of teaching medical students and junior doctors with feedback on performance

communication
Essential

• Counselling / Communication skills

research
Essential

• Active research interests

Personal Skills
Essential

• Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working

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Company

About:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest NHS organisations in Europe. We employ approximately 14,500 staff, and spend around \xc2\xa31.4 billion every year on providing health and wellbeing services to a population of around 472,400 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. We also serve a wider population across South and Mid Wales for a range of specialties.

Our vision is to create a community where healthy life choice does not depend on who you are or where you live.

We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today\'s illnesses.

Our Services

The only tertiary centre for Wales offering a range of services for the whole nation including the only Children\'s Hospital in Wales, Organ Donation and Transplant, Neuroscience, Genomics, Precision Medicine and Advanced Therapies, and more.

Public Health

Improving the health of our population and reducing inequalities. Providing preventative health care information and advice including access to health and well-being services.

Primary, Community and Intermediate Care

Offering first line health services at GP surgeries, dentists, optomtetrist and a range of therapy and community based services accessible as close to home as possible.

Acute and Tertiary Care

Providing unscheduled or emergency care. Elective care and specialist services to a wider population across Wales, including dignostics and theraputic services.

Corporate Services

Providing the support services required to run an integrated health system across Cardiff and Wales ensuring patient safety, governance, quality assurance, performance and excellent delivery of all services.

Our Structure

• Our organisation is structured and designed into seven Clinical Boards which cover our four main service areas and much more. They are:
• Children and Women\'s Clinical Board
• Clinical Diagnostics and Therapeutics
• Medicine Clinical Board
• Mental Health Clinical Board
• Specialist Services Clinical Board
• Surgery Clinical Board
• Primary, Community and Intermediate Care Clinical Board

The Clinical Boards were created in June 2013 and have been successful in providing strong leadership in clinical areas and have resulted in the acceleration of operational decision making, greatly enhancing the outcomes for patients in their care. The Boards are held to account via the Executive Directors and a process of scrutiny is ensured through monthly performance boards and a robust authorisation process.

A Great Place to Live and Work

Cardiff really is a city of contrasts. A castle with 1900 years of history stands alongside a modern shopping centre and a spectacular Civic Centre surrounded by acres of parkland.

The Cardiff Bay development has created eight miles of waterfront with a range of new apartments, bars and restaurants.

For those seeking more culture there is easy access to the National Museum and Gallery Cardiff, the Museum of Welsh Life and the Wales Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera.

Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a mixture of gentle rolling hills, charming towns and villages, and a dramatic natural coastline which includes part of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast.

Surrounded by areas of outstanding natural beauty, with the Brecon Beacons National Park, Swansea Gower Peninsula and the picturesque Vale of Glamorgan all nearby, Cardiff really does have it all.

Housing is reasonably priced, and our schools offer a high standard of education and facilities.

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