Specialist Grade doctors

The post will be based in Ystrad Mynach, within the Medical Directorate to provide support for General Medicine, front door emergency care, Movement Disorder and general geriatric care to inpatients managing inpatient beds.
Specialist Grade doctors will work autonomously and independently to a high level of specialist knowledge and expertise within agreed lines of responsibility within the provisions of Aneurin Bevan's autonomous Practise policy.
Facilities: office accommodation, secretarial support and full IT facilities will be provided.
The number of SPA's may vary with the agreement of the post holder and the Health Board in advance or after commencement and an increase in SPA's would accompany an agreement to take on additional duties.
ABUHB is an innovative Health Board packed with ambition and is an excellent place to start your career as well as providing fantastic opportunities to continue developing yourself professionally.
The successful candidate will have training access across the medical specialties and to a variety of accredited training courses, under the supervision of trainers. ABUHB will be flexible to the needs of individual candidates towards their career progression such as obtaining MRCP(UK) and CESR in line with the service requirements. Audit and QI projects will be a requirement of the post and we have close, links with Cardiff University should you want to be involved in research.

Main duties of the job
To work collaboratively with Consultant colleagues in the development of services in Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr.
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 provide effective leadership
To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate to service development
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 conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Division's and Health Board's service plans
Deliver and actively participate in the front door service (Monday to Friday) on pro-rota basis and support general medical take during normal working day for YYF site.
To provide delivery of Movement Disorder service for Caerphilly locality (inpatient and outpatient), Support and deliver the current establishment of a 7-day service and further service delivery for the front door during day time
To participate in the senior decision-making post take ward rounds and providing senior advice to the staff in the Medical Assessment Unit during your sessions as pro-rota. The post holder will be responsible for providing an on-site presence acute care (2 sessions equivalent). This is based on the rota approved by the HR
To share the responsibility of inpatient general medicine with your consultant colleagues
To run general / specialty outpatient clinics
To share the responsibility for the care of elderly and acute geriatric patients on ward 3.2 (14 patients), as they require general medical care and MDT working
Delivery of Movement Disorder service for Caerphilly locality
To provide a presence on your clinical ward during your sessions leading ward rounds, board rounds and MDTs.
To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements within the parameters of the Division's and Health Board's agreed objectives
All clinical staff are accountable and responsible for their own clinical competence and should limit their actions to those for which they are deemed competent. Clinical staff are also required to comply with the requirements of their professional organisations regarding supervision
Afternoon rest (30 minutes) has been incorporated in the job plan as per RCP guidance when doing 8 am to 4 pm sessions.
Flexible training is welcomed and can be discussed with ADD or CD.
Appointed speciality doctor will be given 1.6 SPA sessions (based on 10 sessions job), provided justified but this can be revised. There will be 0.5 admin session as part of the 8 core sessions. The job plan will be reviewed regularly to ensure that new consultants get appropriate time for professional development and CPD activities.
On-call speciality doctor is supported by an on-call team including one StR / Senior clinical fellow (Registrar grade) and three FY2/GPVTs during day and two by night. There is one doctor (FY2/GPVTS) who cover twilight shift from 2 pm to 11 pm. There is one ANP during the day covering MAU (7 days a week) and additional resident to support MAU from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm, and two ANP Core Site Safety Team during nights.
Morning post take ward rounds along with reviews of previous day patients in MAU starts at 8 am. The (Same Day Emergency Care) SDEC unit runs from 8am to 7pm Monday to Friday.
Teaching/Training (as agreed with Clinical Director)
To provide conditions for improved training opportunities in line with national and local recommendations arising out of MMC and related requirements
To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme
To assist and participate with the development of postgraduate training for F1s, F2s, SpRs, STs and other staff as appropriate
Where agreed, to act as Educational Supervisor to junior and middle grade medical staff. New Appointee will be encouraged to a take a formal Educational Supervisor role within HEIW and sign tripartite agreement formally after completing training.

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 which opened in October 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.