Consultant General Physician with an Interest in Respiratory inHaverfordwest inHaverfordwest PUBLISHED 13 DEC 2023

To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate) a service in General Medicine and support the development of sub-speciality interest to the hospital and community so designated with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.

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

To ensure the provision and delivery 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 Boards procedures and operating policies

To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Health Boards service plans

To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty or the Health Board

Core clinical expertise in General Medicine

Experience and knowledge of running a sub specialty service

Leadership and team building skills as well as working as part of a multidisciplinary team

Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams

Delivering care in the community alongside primary health care and social care teams

Providing persuasive strategic advice to LHBs and Social Services Departments

Participating in CPD including Audit

You are expected to maintain your professional development for Revalidation

A Teaching and Training Role for medical undergraduates and postgraduates

Educational Supervisor role to Junior and Middle Grade Medical Staff

To undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence based medicine

For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.

The Health Board is fully committed to:

o Work-life balance, job-sharing and flexibility

o Training & Education including a successful Consultant Development & Mentoring scheme

o Medical Appraisal & Revalidation for over 800 doctors

We are looking to recruit a motivated Consultant in General Medicine to join colleagues in a dynamic general medicine service within the Health Board in delivering and supporting the Welsh Government's vision for NHS Wales. This new appointment will join the team ofestablished medical consultants working across Pembrokeshire and will have support to develop/maintain a specialist interest.

The successful candidate will be expected to have specialty training and relevant experience in General Medicine. You would work in the General Medical Department and in an area of specialist interest if appropriate. You will be responsible for the management of patients presenting to Withybush General Hospital with medical problems and will lead a team of junior doctors.

Within this role there is an opportunity for consultants with a specialist interest and additional skills to promote and develop the service in order to improve diagnosis and management.

In this post you will contribute to a current on call rota at Withybush based on a 1:12 non-resident on call, which you will be expected to reside (for on call purposes) within 30 minutes of the Hospital.

If you are a senior doctor wishing, looking for a change of scene, or if you think life in a rural general hospital in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK might suit you, we would like to hear from you for a non-obligation chat.

Information on the Health Board is provided with a full job description of this post. The Health Board operates a No Smoking Policy and promotes equal opportunities .