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Job summary

Main area
Urology
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
110-MD155-0724
Employer
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Town
Llantrisant
Salary
£56,346 - £90,000 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board logo

Specialty Doctor in Urology

Specialty Doctor

We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000.  We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.

Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.

We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.

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

All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a substantive Specialty Doctor in Urology at Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board, which is situated in the three County Boroughs of Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf.  

 

The successful applicant will support an expanding clinical workforce over three of the boroughs, based at Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant and covering clinical services at Prince Charles in Merthyr Tydfil and Princess of Wales in Bridgend.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Main duties of the job

The role will cover all aspects of Urology Services working at Middle Grade. This is an ideal opportunity for candidates who wish to gain wider experience in the specialty in an acute setting and help prepare them for higher training. A wide range of general experience is a requirement, and special interests, which complement existing services, will be supported.

The successful candidate will work in regular outpatient clinics, theatre sessions and registrar on-call duties (1 in 7).  A flexible weekly timetable will include clinics, theatre and diagnostics.

English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply

Working for our organisation

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
  •  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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management of patients and will have excellent communication skills to negotiate with all stakeholders.

In addition, he/she will:

  • Share with colleagues in the responsibility of providing Urology services for the local population in the 3 ILG’s.
  • Be required to foster excellent working relationships within the Urology Department, including medical, nursing, and secretarial and support staff and Management Teams.
  • Assist with the achievement of internal and external Directorate targets for patient activity.
  • Assist with the optimal use of all resources allocated to the service.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details. 

Person specification

All criteria

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work unsupervised during unsocial hours
  • Full GMC Registration
  • Ability to participate in training programs in the department, where Consultants have approved the post holders particular expertise. Part 1 MRCS/FRCS
  • Must be able to perform the duties of the post. The post holder must have proof of immunity to Hepatitis B or evidence that you are not Hepatitis B e antigen positive. This must have been obtained in the last 6 months. Team player
  • Skilled in communication
Desirable criteria
  • MRCS/FRCS
  • Significant experience in urology field
  • Has experience of Incident reporting and investigations

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Sufficient experience in Urology and significant experience in full-time hospital service in SHO or higher grade equivalent

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Age positiveStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerHyderus o ran anabledd crflogwrAccredited Living Wage EmployerWelsh logo for Armed Force Bronze Award for Cym Taf UHBAccredited Living Wage EmployerCore principlesPrentisiaethau Apprenticeships

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr Timson Appanna
Job title
Consultant Urologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01443 443 443
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