Post CCT Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

at  Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

This is an exciting opportunity for candidates who have recently earned their CCT and are looking to gain experience and bolster their portfolios working in a large Emergency Department alongside a great team of Consultant Emergency Phycisians. We seek to recruit highly motivated Emergency Physicians, who will be part of the multi professional team delivering high quality compassionate emergency care to the people of Cardiff and South Wales. They will be encouraged to develop or maintain an area of special interest alongside their role as a Post CCT Fellow in Emergency Medicine.
You will provide with consultant colleagues a service in Emergency Medicine to UHW, with responsibility for the prevention, reception, diagnosis and treatment of all patients presenting to the Emergency Unit.
You will be expected to perform the role as Trauma Team Leader for all trauma patients brought in by road or air. You will be expected to coordinate the preparation, reception and resuscitation of the patient. You are responsible for the ongoing transfer of the trauma patient. The opportunity for the post CCT Fellow will be a minimum of 1 TTL shift per fortnight
You will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge in liaison with consultant colleagues and for the proper functioning of the department in line with the Operational Policy and Strategic Plan (as amended from time to time).
You will be responsible for the professional supervision and management of junior medical staff
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
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