Locum Consultant Physician in General Medicine

at  Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

To provide a service in General Medicine at YYF.
Specific responsibilities of the post are listed in the next section.
As a senior employee of the Health Board the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board’s patients.

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements: -

• To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
• To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board’s procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Division’s and Health Board’s service plans
• To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division or the Health Board

The locum consultant post will be part of the Acute Medicine Service for the Borough of Caerphilly incorporating:
Development and clinical delivery of comprehensive geriatric services at YYF
Support the running of the Medical Assessment Unit and participate in the Adult Medicine take 7 days a week
Based in MAU – one day a week (2 sessions) (8.00 am to 4.00 pm) depending on the other consultant sessions (Monday to Friday) and out of hours (Monday to Sunday, will be working as pro-rota with all other weekend AM and PM session one in 12 pro-rota basis.
Hospital based care of the elderly and rehabilitation services when on-call
Support and training of medical staff, nurses and other members of the MDT
Provide effective leadership to multidisciplinary staff members
Develop teaching and research with the organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Please see attached job description for more information
This position involves Regulated Activity with children and adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer an adults and children’s barred list check
Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC
Candidates for Consultant posts must also be on the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights) or will have a CCT/CESR(CP) date within 6 months of interview

• To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
• To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board’s procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Division’s and Health Board’s service plans
• To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division or the Health Boar