Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Grade
- Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (Up to)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 110-MD062-1223-A
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital
- Town
- Pontyclun
- Salary
- £52,542 - £82,481 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor Trauma & Orthopaedics (Fixed Term)
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
This post will join the team of consultants responsible for the provision of acute surgical services to the Local Health Board in Cwm Taf. The post will be part of the Trauma and Orthopaedic (T&O) Team and provide support to the on call rota based at Royal Glamorgan Hospital. The post arises due to a vacancy in the higher specialist training scheme for T&O. The post holder will be required to support the delivery of outpatient, inpatient and emergency services for the local population and in doing so foster excellent working relationships within and outside the specialist area, including medical, nursing, secretarial and support staff, General Practitioners and Management Teams.
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Specialty Doctor - Trauma & Orthopaedics
Relationships
The successful candidate will be one of a number of Doctors who will be supported by a team of consultants, middle grades, junior doctors and Nurse Practitioners.
The role will cover all aspects of T&O admissions working at Middle Grade level. This is an ideal opportunity for candidates who wish to gain wider experience in the specialty in an acute setting. The post holder will be required to work as one of the middle grades on the on call rota.
A wide range of general experience is a requirement, and special interests, which compliment existing services, will be supported.
Role
- To enhance services within the Clinical Services Group.
- To assist in team building across all Clinical Service Groups and teams.
Clinical Sessions include:
- Outpatient Clinics
- Theatre Sessions
- Ward Rounds
- Pre Operative Assessment
- Post Operative Assessment
- On-call
There is a 1:6 on call commitment on a middle grade rota.
Supporting Professional Activity
- Research
- Clinical Audit and Risk Management
- Administration
- Education and training. Whilst this post is not recognised for training purposes, every effort will be made to provide opportunity for training equivalent to official training posts.
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
- 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see supporting documents attached for job description.
Role includes 1:6 on call commitments including NROC and weekend cover.
Clinical Sessions include:
- Outpatient Clinics
- Theatre Sessions
- Ward Rounds
- Pre Operative Assessment
- Post Operative Assessment
- On-call
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GMC Registration with a license to practice
- MRCS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- FRCS or Equivalent
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of UK NHS Hospitals, systems, practices.
Research/Training
Essential criteria
- Proven experience in Audit and Research.
Desirable criteria
- Track record (Publications/ Presentations) Higher qualification/ courses in Research / Audit
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience at T&O middle grade.
- ATLS and ALS certified
- Experience of on call duties at this level.
Desirable criteria
- Worked at middle grade in Acute General Surgery Department.
Personal skills
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate well with colleagues, patients and relatives.
- To be flexible and work as part of a team to meet the needs of the service.
- High degree of motivation, self-starter.
- Ability to organise and prioitise workload.
- Ability to cope with stressful situations, including clinical crises and make sound clinical judgement independently
Desirable criteria
- Able to motivate and lead.
Management
Essential criteria
- Experience of organising on call rotas.
Desirable criteria
- Specific management training/ courses or qualifications.
- Experience in managing junior staff and organising theatre lists etc.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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 not necessary
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jessica Dowden
- Job title
- Operational support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443443061
- Additional information
Ms Awen Iorwerth
T&O Consultant and Clinical Lead.
01443443111
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