Job summary
- Main area
- General Surgery
- Grade
- Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term until March 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 110-MD282-0325-A
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital
- Town
- Llantrisant
- Salary
- £43,821 - £68,330 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow in General Surgery
Senior Clinical Fellow
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed
Job overview
This post will join the team of consultants responsible for the provision of acute services to the University Health Board in Cwm Taf Morgannwg. The post will be part of the surgical team and provide support to the Combined General on-call rota for emergency work at night.
The post will be required to support the delivery of outpatient, inpatient and emergency services for the local population and in doing so foster excellent working relationships within and outside the specialist area, including medical, nursing, secretarial and support staff, General Practitioners and Management Teams.
The post will be expected to take part in the on call rota based at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital and Princess of Wales Hospital. This may be subject to change.
This post is fixed term to cover maternity leave.
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Regular outpatient clinics
Regular operating lists supervised by a Consultant
To be actively involved in the management and decision making for patients
To conduct ward rounds to identify and assess problems and assist in joint plans for
management of care
To contribute with the multi-disciplinary team in the use of referenced, evidence based guidelines, which are dated, signed and reviewed at least bi-annually or more frequently in light of new evidence.
Work with the rest of the clinical team to support the delivery of a high quality service provided by well-trained staff within clear departmental policies and procedures.
Working for our organisation
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 three County Boroughs: 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 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post will join the team of consultants responsible for the provision of acute services to the University Health Board in Cwm Taf Morgannwg. The post will be part of the surgical team and provide support to the Combined General on-call rota for emergency work at night.
The post will be required to support the delivery of outpatient, inpatient and emergency services for the local population and in doing so foster excellent working relationships within and outside the specialist area, including medical, nursing, secretarial and support staff, General Practitioners and Management Teams.
The post will be expected to take part in the on call rota based at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital and Princess of Wales Hospital. This may be subject to change.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- FRCS or equivalent
relevant experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience at Senior House Officer level or extensive equivalent post-graduation experience. ATLS and ALS certified Applicants who are nationals from another European country or elsewhere overseas are required to show the equivalence to the 5 years training period in the National Health Service required for the familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of having worked at middle grade level in an acute general surgical department.
training
Essential criteria
- Extensive years in a recognised training post or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Some structured Higher Specialist Training
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Keen interest in learning and teaching
Desirable criteria
- Track record/qualification in teaching
Personal skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills, able to communicate well with colleagues, patients and relatives. To be flexible and work as part of a team to meet the needs of the service. High degree of motivation, self-starter
Desirable criteria
- Able to motivate and lead Able to supervise and support junior staff in a constructive manner
research/audit
Essential criteria
- Keen interest in audit and research
Desirable criteria
- Track record (Publications/ Presentations) Higher qualification/ courses in Research / Audit
management
Desirable criteria
- Specific management training/ courses or qualifications. Experience of organising on call rotas, Experience in managing junior staff and organising theatre lists etc.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are not necessary
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Justine Parsons
- Job title
- Admin Support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 443 551
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