Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Rhyl; On-site; GBP 106,000 - 155,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a passionate Consultant in Emergency Medicine to join their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to lead in a rapidly evolving department, ensuring the highest standards of emergency care for the community. With a commitment to professional development and a supportive environment, you will be part of a larger mission to provide essential health services across North Wales. If you are driven by a desire to make a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, this position is perfect for you. Join a workforce dedicated to excellence and community well-being.

Benefits

Family-friendly benefits

Work-life balance policies

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Candidates must have CCT or equivalent in Emergency Medicine.
• Full GMC registration and FRCEM are essential qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the Emergency Department and ensure patient safety.
• Engage in clinical governance and quality improvement activities.

Skills

Emergency Medicine

Clinical Leadership

Patient Safety

Quality Improvement

Teaching and Education

Education

CCT or equivalent

Full GMC registration

FRCEM

Valid ATLS, ALS, APLS or equivalent

Job description

Main area: Emergency Medicine

Grade: Consultant

Contract: Permanent (Part time will be considered)

Hours:

• Full time
• Part time

10 sessions per week (plus one additional session)

Job ref: 050-YGC-ED-1124

Site: Glan Clwyd Hospital

Town: Bodelwyddan

Salary: £106,000 - £154,760 per annum pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 08/01/2025 23:59

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000 across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.

Job overview

We are delighted to be able to offer a Consultant post in Emergency Medicine at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd (YGC) in North Wales. Emergency Medicine at YGC has undergone a radical transformation towards a modern and rapidly evolving service that is ambitious to see the highest standards of emergency care for its population. We are looking for Consultants who have vision, ambition and drive to work alongside the existing team to progress the department.

The post is based at the YGC site which is a very rapidly developing and strategically important hospital within North Wales. With partner hospitals in Wrexham and Bangor as well as associated community hospitals, MIUs, and primary care services, YGC is part of the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB). This is a fully integrated organisation and one of the largest healthcare providers in the UK.

Main duties of the job

The department provides 24-hour cover by a senior shop floor decision maker and the Tier 2 level is provided by a mixture of Specialty doctors and EPIC Clinical Fellows. The ED currently provides Consultant shop floor cover from 8am to 11 pm.

YGC operates an Emergency Physician in Charge (EPIC) model. The EPIC runs the ED with the nurse in charge based in the ED hub according to the ED EPIC standard operating procedures. Consultants are expected to provide high standards of shop floor leadership and direction, working closely with colleagues from WAST, nursing, and management to ensure the safety of patients and to ensure good and timely decision making.

Other, non-Medical Team Leader ED Consultant DCC sessions include shop floor working via the Second Physician on-Flexible shift and the Ward Administration dealing with patient safety including review of radiology and did not wait categories.

Working for our organisation

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for a population of around 676,000 people, across the six counties of North Wales (Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham). Some areas of Mid-Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire are also covered by the Health Board.

The Health Board employs around 16,500 staff and has a budget of around £1.4 billion. It is responsible for the operation of three district general hospitals (Wrexham Maelor Hospital, in Wrexham, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd near Rhyl, and Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor) as well as 22 other acute and community hospitals and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases and mental health units. The Health Board also coordinates the work of 121 GP practices and NHS services provided by North Wales' Dentists, Opticians and Pharmacies.

Situated in the Northern most aspect of Wales, the Health Board lies at the edge of the beautiful Snowdonia National Park and spans a huge and diverse geographical area. North Wales also boasts some of the UK’s most varied and spectacular coastline, offering unparalleled opportunities to engage with outdoor activities in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

• CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
• Full GMC registration
• FRCEM
• Valid ATLS, ALS, APLS or equivalent provider status
• Subspecialty training in Paediatrics or Prehospital EM
• Instructor Status in ALS, ATLS, APLS or equivalents

Experience and Leadership

• Able to provide ED shop floor leadership and supervision
• Able to provide senior EM clinical skills and leadership as described by the RCEM Curriculum
• Evidence of shop floor supervision training e.g. RCEM ELSEs
• Training in leadership and human factors

Clinical Governance

• Experience of EM clinical governance activity
• Understanding of patient safety and risk management
• Experience of audit and quality improvement
• Ability to undertake EM relevant project work and liaise with specialties.
• Evidence of a service improvement activity
• Evidence of strategic work e.g. contribution to planning and policy development
• Ability to deliver change
• Commitment to annual appraisal and revalidation activity

CPD & Research

• CPD portfolio relevant to UK EM practice
• Ability to undertake critical appraisal and support any departmental research activity
• Evidence of role in delivering CPD
• Evidence of research activity and EM relevant publications

Professional Interests

• Evidence of professional interests relevant to EM practice
• RCEM Level 1 accreditation in EM Ultrasound

Educational commitment

• Experience, commitment, and enthusiasm for teaching at postgraduate and undergraduate level
• Willingness to teach all clinical staff including ACPs, paramedics, nurses, PAs, and ENPs.
• Postgraduate training in clinical education

Personal

• A shared ethos and values of the health board
• Flexibility, personal integrity, and willingness to work cohesively in the ED team.
• Commitment to the importance of respect and dignity for all individuals

Communication and Language skills

• High standards of verbal and written English
• Welsh Speaker or willingness to learn Welsh

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.