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Consultant in Emergency Medicine
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent: Part time will be considered
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
050-YGC-ED-0724
Employer
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Glan Clwyd Hospital
Town
Bodelwyddan
Salary
£100,000 - £146,000 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/08/2024 23:59

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Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Consultant

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the  living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until  the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed

 

Job overview

               We are delighted to be able to offer two Consultant posts in Emergency Medicine at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd (YGC) in North Wales.  

 

               Emergency Medicine at YGC has undergone a radical transformation towards a modern and rapidly evolving service that is ambitious to see the highest standards of emergency care for its population.  We are looking for Consultants who have vision, ambition and drive to work alongside the existing team to progress the department. 

 

               The post is based at the YGC site which is a very rapidly developing and strategically important hospital within North Wales. With partner hospitals in Wrexham and Bangor as well as associated community hospitals, MIUs, and primary care services, YGC is part of the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB). This is a fully integrated organisation and one of the largest healthcare providers in the UK. 

Main duties of the job

The department provides 24-hour cover by a senior shop floor decision maker and the Tier 2 level is provided by a mixture of Specialty doctors and EPIC Clinical Fellows.

The ED currently provides Consultant shopfloor cover from 8am to 11 pm.  

YGC operates an Emergency Physician in Charge ( EPIC) model. The EPIC runs the ED with the nurse in charge based in the ED hub according to the ED EPIC standard operating procedures. Consultants are expected to provide high standards of shop floor leadership and direction, working closely with colleagues from WAST, nursing, and management to ensure the safety of patients and to ensure good and timely decision making. 

 

Other, non-Medical Team Leader ED Consultant DCC sessions include shop floor working via the Second Physician on-Flexible shift  and the Ward Administration dealing with patient safety including review of radiology and did not wait categories

Working for our organisation

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for a population of around 676,000 people, across the six counties of North Wales (Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham). Some areas of Mid-Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire are also covered by the Health Board.

The Health Board employs around 16,500 staff and has a budget of around £1.4 billion. It is responsible for the operation of three district general hospitals (Wrexham Maelor Hospital, in Wrexham, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd near Rhyl, and Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor) as well as 22 other acute and community hospitals and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases and mental health units. The Heath Board also coordinates the work of 121 GP practices and NHS services provided by North Wales' Dentists, Opticians and Pharmacies.

Situated in the Northern most aspect of Wales, the Health Board lies at the edge of the beautiful Snowdonia National Park and spans a huge and diverse geographical area. North Wales also boasts some of the UKs most varied and spectacular coastline, offering unparalleled opportunities to engage with outdoor activities in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
  • Full GMC registration
  • FRCEM
  • Valid ATLS, ALS, APLS or equivalent provider status
Desirable criteria
  • Subspecialty training in Paediatrics or Prehospital EM
  • Instructor Status in ALS, ATLS, APLS or equivalents
  • Other relevant postgraduate qualifications e.g. DipIMC

Experience and Leadership

Essential criteria
  • Substantive work in UK EM practice at senior decision maker level
  • Able to provide ED shop floor leadership and supervision
  • Able to provide senior EM clinical skills and leadership as described by the RCEM Curriculum
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of shop floor supervision training e.g. RCEM ELSEs
  • Training in leadership and human factors

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria
  • Experience of EM clinical governance activity
  • Understanding of patient safety and risk management
  • Experience of audit and quality improvement
  • Ability to undertake EM relevant project work and liaise with specialties.
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of a service improvement activity
  • Evidence of strategic work e.g. contribution to planning and policy development
  • Ability to deliver change

Appraisal

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to annual appraisal and revalidation activity

CPD & Research

Essential criteria
  • CPD portfolio relevant to UK EM practice
  • Ability to undertake critical appraisal and support any departmental research activity
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of role in delivering CPD
  • Evidence of research activity and EM relevant publications

Professional Interests

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of professional interests relevant to EM practice
Desirable criteria
  • RCEM Level 1 accreditation in EM Ultrasound

Educational commitment

Essential criteria
  • Experience, commitment, and enthusiasm for teaching at postgraduate and undergraduate level
  • Willingness to teach all clinical staff including ACPs, paramedics, nurses, PAs, and ENPs.
Desirable criteria
  • Postgraduate training in clinical education

Personal

Essential criteria
  • A shared ethos and to values of the health board
  • Flexibility, personal integrity, and willingness to work cohesively in the ED team.
  • Commitment to the importance of respect and dignity for all individuals

Communication and Language skills

Essential criteria
  • High standards of verbal and written English
Desirable criteria
  • Welsh Speaker or willingness to learn Welsh

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nandita Parmar
Job title
Clinical Director Emergency Quadrant
Email address
[email protected]

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LLanfair Road
Abergele
Telephone
03000843798
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