Job Description

Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, South Wales



Senior Clinical Fellow post in Emergency Medicine



The successful candidate will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of middle grade doctors, ACPs, ENPs and consultants in the ED at the Princess of Wales Hospital providing front line care to an undifferentiated case mix. The department provides a consultant led service and there is direct consultant shop floor cover approximately 13 hours a day, 7 days a week.



We have an excellent Occupational Therapist who works closely with the staff to facilitate discharge of the older patients. We have two full time ED Physiotherapists who are based in our Minor Injuries area who see new attenders and also run review clinics.



Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.



You will provide a clinical service in conjunction with your colleagues and under the direction of the Emergency Consultants, which will include the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.



You will be required to adhere to the principles of good medical practice laid down in the guidance of 'Good Medical Practice' issued by the General Medical Council.



You will be expected to deputise for absent colleagues and in exceptional unforeseen circumstances may have to perform additional duties to ensure the safe running of the department. Where such duties take place outside your normal contracted duties, you will receive either an equivalent off duty period or will be remunerated appropriately.



You will be required to participate in the Health Board's (HB) risk management process and in clinical audit and other clinical governance activities within the department, the directorate and the HB. Adherence to Caldicot Principles is mandatory.



You will be required to participate in the HB's Appraisal Scheme in conjunction with your Supervising Consultant, to identify training and development needs. You will be expected to participate in personal and professional development to fulfill Royal College CME requirements.



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.



The ED at the Princess of Wales Hospital sees approximately 56,000 new patients per year. There is substantial exposure to the breadth of EM



cases ranging from seriously ill or injured adults and children to minor injuries with ample opportunities to develop EM procedural skills. Our ED



has a dedicated, dynamic and friendly multi-disciplinary team. This provides an excellent and supportive working environment.



Please come and meet us we would love to hear from you or arrange a visit we would be happy to show you around.



Wendy Grabham / Kathryn Kearney 01656 754004 wendy.grabham@wales.nhs.uk / Kathryn.kearney2@wales.nhs.uk