Specialty Doctor in Paediatrics

Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a fixed term position of Specialty Doctor in Paediatrics based at Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen.

The responsibilities of the post holder include Middle Grade Level duties. You will join a group of Paediatric Trainees and existing Specialty Doctors on the rota.

You will have the opportunity to run ward weeks, develop your own special interest with the provision of clinics, study leave and supervision.

Main duties of the job

You will enjoy excellent conditions of employment, whilst building your future in one of the best locations in the UK.

The Women and Children’s Health Directorate provides services for children, young people, and women within the Hywel Dda Health Board. The Paediatric team operates with a full senior nursing team.

The Directorate aims to provide fully integrated secondary children’s services to flexibly meet the health needs of local children. Following reconfiguration of our service in West Wales, we operate one centralised SCBU (250 admissions/ year, retrieval by the neonatal transport service for intensive care), with acute paediatrics delivered in each district general hospital site.

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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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

Interviews to be held on 12th February 2025

Person specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practice
• Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
• 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least 2 of which in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty
• APLS / NLS or equivalent
• MRCPCH

• Experience in community child health

Clinical Experience

• Broad based experience in Child Health
• Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
• Knowledge and participation in CPD
• Competences in child health procedures
• Experience of NHS

• Additional clinical qualification(s)
• Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice

• Knowledge of risk management

Research

• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes

• Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
• Research degree

Teaching

• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors

• Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
• “Training the Trainers” experience

Management

• Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS

• Evidence of management training