NHS Consultant

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Wales is seeking a Palliative Medicine Consultant in Wrexham to join an engaged team in providing comprehensive palliative care. The successful candidate will lead clinical ward rounds and contribute to medical leadership alongside skilled professionals. Responsibilities include attending MDT meetings and providing support on the SPC advice line for healthcare professionals. This rewarding role involves being part of a compassionate healthcare system dedicated to serving a diverse population.

Benefits

Family-friendly benefits

Work-life balance policies

Commitment to equality and diversity

Qualifications

• Experience in Palliative Medicine.
• Medical leadership skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Lead a Consultant ward round at Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
• Attend and contribute to MDT meetings.
• Provide leadership and support to the hospital SPC team.
• Contribute to the SPC (Medical) Advice Line for HCPs.

Job description

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 North Wales Specialist Palliative Care service is constantly evolving and this post, in conjunction with existing posts, will strengthen the Palliative Medicine Consultant team sitting within the Department of Palliative Care. The post holder will work closely with Palliative Medicine Consultants across North Wales supported by a number of Speciality Doctors and the Specialist Nursing Team.

Responsibilities

• Leading a twice weekly Consultant ward round in the Wrexham Maelor Hospital, supporting the weekly East SPC MDT meeting, and providing advice, support to, and informal teaching of hospital colleagues/teams as indicated in between.
• Attending the monthly Heart Failure/Palliative Care MDT meeting and the monthly HMP Berwyn Complex Men MDT meeting.
• Providing Medical Leadership of the East Hospital SPC team alongside the named Band 7 Hospital Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) Nurse Lead, coordinating hospital team cover and assisting with the prioritisation of workload.
• The post holder will contribute to the 24/7 SPC (Medical) Advice Line for Health Care Professionals (HCPs) in North Wales. The frequency of on call commitments is currently one in seven participations for Saturday (9am to 9am) and Sunday (9am to 9am), as well as one in seven participations for weekday evenings (5pm to 9am). This is a telephone advice line, open to HCPs throughout North Wales. It is not anticipated that face to face patient assessments would be required in the out of hours period, except in exceptional circumstances.

About BCUHB

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is Wales's largest health organisation, with a budget of over £2.4 billion and a workforce of over 20,000 staff. The Health Board provides primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for the population of North Wales.

BCUHB provides a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and specialist hospital services across 3 acute hospitals and a network of community hospitals, health centres, clinics, and mental health units. It also co-ordinates or provides the work of GP practices and NHS services provided by dentists, opticians, and pharmacists across the region.

The Health Board is an integrated health system that strives for excellent, compassionate care delivered in partnership with the public sector and other statutory and third sector organisations.