[ref. q3495900] Locum Paediatric Emergency Consultant
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.
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All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Job overview
We are looking for a candidate who holds a CCT in Paediatric Emergency Medicine to join the paediatric emergency unit which is staffed 24/7 by paediatric trained nurses. The successful candidate will join the existing consultant in paediatric emergency medicine to help support the development of the paediatric emergency department and the training of speciality trainees on their paediatric block.
The Paediatric Emergency Department team is responsible for the provision of Emergency Care to children up until their 16th birthday and sees a wide variety of pathology. The unit is supported by seven day band 7 paediatric nurse cover. The general Emergency Department team includes 5 trainee registrars, 3 specialty doctors, a senior clinical fellow and ACPs heading up the senior decision maker tier.Along with Emergency Nurse Practitioners, 10 junior doctors and 4 F1s. The successful postholder will help in supporting the training and education of both the medical and nursing staff as well as undertake quality improvement work in line with The Standards of Care for Young People.
The paediatric emergency department has close links with the paediatric unit, neonatal unit, PICU (under WATCH) and safeguarding teams.
This post is fixed term for up to 6 months due to departmental changes.
English and/or Welsh speakers are both equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
This post is a consultant post within the Paediatric Emergency Department and if also trained in the general ED, on a 50:50 split with on-calls being for the whole department on a 1:8 basis. We are looking for individuals who hold a CCT in either Paediatric Emergency Medicine from a Paediatric or Emergency Medicine training route.If successful the appointed consultant would join an existing team of 8 Emergency Medicine consultants, one who is also paediatric emergency medicine trained and one SAS doctor. Applicants from a paediatric grid PEM route will also be considered.
This post will suit a trainee within 6 months of CCT or consultants in a transition period with a specialist interest in Emergency Paediatrics and enjoys the friendly and welcoming environment of a district general hospital. The successful applicant will join a well established friendly team and you will help us to continue to drive forward service improvement.
It is intended that the new Consultant will:
- With the existing PEM consultant lend senior support to the management of paediatric cases and support “Consultant Sign Off”
- Maintain the hours of availability of immediate Consultant opinion
- Enhance the reputation of the depart through multidisciplinary education training and research. Support the department in community projects.
- Work with the paediatric team to continue the development of the unit.
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
The duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service.- Multidisciplinary team working is a key component of working within the UHBand involves regular MDT discussions with colleagues.
- Providing evidence-based care for patients in the multidisciplinary setting.
- Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including administrative duties associated with patient care.
- Development of subspecialty interests that fit with the strategic needs of the department.
- Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to the postgraduate and under graduate medical education activities. Support of Cardiff University intercalated and SSC students.
- Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical education.
- Conduction suitable duties in case of emergencies and major incidents.
- The post holder will participate in an out of hours consultant rota, detailed within their job plan.
- With colleagues enable senior input into patients journey through the ED enhancing quality and “consultant sign off”
- Participate in an annualised hours rota which covers the adult and paediatric emergency department rota.
- To support the clinical lead in policy and strategy development as a senior member of the division management team.
- Work in partnership with colleagues in other divisions across the UHB
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria- hold a CCT in either Paediatric Emergency Medicine from a Paediatric or Emergency Medicine training route.
- within 6 months of CCT or consultants in a transition period with a specialist interest in Emergency Paediatrics
Management
Essential criteria- Experience of audit/quality improvement
- Demonstrate drive, achievement and innovation to establish and develop innovative services
If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.