Job overview

Community Consultant Paediatrician

The principal place of work for this post is Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth.  The post holder will generally be expected to undertake their programmed activities at the principal place of work or other locations agreed in the Job Plan.  Exceptions will include travelling between work sites and attending official meetings away from the workplace.  A planned and cost-effective approach is expected and is included in the DCC sessional allocation.  The post holder may be required to work at any site within the Health Board, including new sites.

To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate) a service in Community Paediatrics and support the development of sub-speciality interest to the hospitals and community so designated with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illness. 

All clinical staff are accountable and responsible for their own clinical competence and should limit their actions to those for which they are deemed competent.  Clinical staff are also required to comply with the requirements of their professional organisation regarding supervision.

As a senior employee of the Health Board the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board’s patients.

Main duties of the job

·       To ensure the provision and delivery of a first-class clinical service

·       To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty

·       To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate

·       To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board’s procedures and operating policies

·       To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Health Board’s service plans

·       To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty or the Health Board

·       Core clinical expertise in Community Paediatrics

·       Experience and knowledge of running a subspecialty service 

·       Leadership and team building skills as well as working as part of a multidisciplinary team

·       Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams

·       Delivering care in the community alongside primary health care and social care teams

·       Providing persuasive strategic advice to HB’s and Social Services Departments

·       Addressing the Intermediate Care Agenda

·       Participating in CPD including Audit

·       You are expected to maintain your professional development for Revalidation

·       A Teaching and Training Role for medical undergraduates and postgraduates

·       Educational Supervisor role to Junior and Middle Grade Medical Staff

·       To undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence-based medicine

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.

Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire,  Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.

Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).

Community facilities, including:

48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.