Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics & Critical Care

Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics & Critical Care Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint two Specialty Doctors to our dynamic Anaesthetics and Critical Care Department at Royal Glamorgan Hospital.

Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will join a team of Consultants and Specialty Doctors responsible for the provision of anaesthetics and critical care services to the University Health Board in Cwm Taf Morgannwg. The Specialty Doctor will be based at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant but may also be required to work in Prince Charles in Merthyr Tydfil, Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend and across other sites within the organisation.

The Specialty Doctor is an important member of the department. The post holder will be encouraged to take up lead roles in various areas including teaching and training. The department is a close knit group of anaesthetists who pride themselves on their team ethos. The Specialty Doctors have a good blend of independence and support from the consultant body.

The post will be part of the on-call rota on a 1:8, with a 10 session job plan plus three additional sessions, with enhanced payment for the on-call commitment.

About us

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 the three County Boroughs of 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 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice, eligible to work in UK
• ALS Certified
• Part 1 FRCA
• ATLS Qualified
• EPLS/APLS Qualified

Experience

• 4 years postgraduate training (or equivalent on part time or flexible basis), with a minimum of 3 years in Anaesthesia and Critical Care
• Completion of core training or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience by the time of commencement of employment
• Experience of working in the UK

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrable ability to work unsupervised during unsociable hours

Audit

• Demonstrable commitment to the audit process and ability to participate in audit to practice evidence based medicine

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Associate Clinical Services Director Critical Care