Job title: Locum Consultant in Care of the Elderly
Company: British Medical Journal
Job description: This consultant post will support the clinical futures model within ABUHB, and you will join colleagues in a very dynamic and forward-looking Directorate of Care of the Elderly Medicine.
The aim is to provide a spectrum of flexible and responsive services for the elderly, across the Health Board, encompassing:
- Development of a comprehensive Care of the Elderly Service at Nevill Hall Hospital
- Development and delivery of a comprehensive geriatric assessment for the elderly patients
- Acute inpatient assessment and treatment
- Development of a subspecialty service as inpatient or outpatient.
- General and Specialist DGH and Community-based outpatient clinics
- Support and Training for Primary and Social Care Teams
- Effective leadership to multidisciplinary staff members of the unit
- Development of teaching and research within the Organisation
- Development of a comprehensive Care of the Elderly Service at Nevill Hall Hospital
- Development and delivery of a comprehensive geriatric assessment for the elderly patients
- Acute inpatient assessment and treatment
- Development of a subspecialty service as inpatient or outpatient.
- General and Specialist DGH and Community-based outpatient clinics
- Support and Training for Primary and Social Care Teams
- Effective leadership to multidisciplinary staff members of the unit
- Development of teaching and research within the Organisation
Main duties of the job
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
About us
Aneurin Bevan Health Board is one of seven Local Health Boards in Wales. It provides acute, community and mental healthcare services to more than 600,000 people living in Southeast Wales and is one of the largest and busiest NHS health boards/Trusts in the UK. It is responsible for delivering services through the Grange University Hospital delivering critical acute care, and its three enhanced local general hospitals in Newport, Abergavenny and Caerphilly, supported by five community hospitals, health centres and extensive mental health and learning disabilities facilities.
The principal place of work for this post is currently Nevill Hall Hospital but may also involve sessions delivered in other rehabilitation hospitals. The post holder will generally be expected to undertake their programmed activities at the principal place of work or other locations agreed in the Job Plan. Exceptions will include travelling between work sites and attending official meetings away from the workplace. A planned and cost-effective approach is expected and is included in the DCC sessional allocation. The post holder may be required to work at any site within the Health Board, including new sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details
This position involves Regulated Activity withadultsas 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:
- Enhanced check with barred list information, includingan adults barred list check
Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC
Candidates for Consultantposts 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Desirable
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Clinical Governance
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Clinical Experience
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Teaching
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Research
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Management
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Other Requirements
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Employer details
Employer name
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Address
Nevill Hall Hospital
Brecon Road
Abergavenny
NP7 7EG
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Expected salary: £105401 per year
Location: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Job date: Sun, 10 Dec 2023 08:07:55 GMT
