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Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Substantive Respiratory Consultant and General Physician in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, North Wales.

This substantive consultant position will be based in Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor. North Wales is a spectacular place to live and offers a wide variety of outdoor activities, attractions and excellent restaurants. We are surrounded by stunning scenery to explore from the rolling hills and rugged mountains of Snowdonia National Park to the long sandy beaches of Anglesey and the Lleyn Peninsula. Chester is less than an hour away and the cities of Liverpool and Manchester are just over an hour making this location a perfect place to live. There is affordable quality housing as well as excellent independent and state schools and great local amenities.

Strong links exist with the other acute hospitals in the Health Board and with tertiary centres in the North West of England. The department participates in multidisciplinary team meetings with these other sites. Strong links are also in existence with the University of Wales, Bangor giving candidates an opportunity to explore their research or teaching interests.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join a team of three existing substantive consultants. This is a ten PA position with inpatient and outpatient commitments and a contribution to the general medical on-call rota. There will be an opportunity to develop a sub-specialty interest and contribute to the general respiratory workload of the department. The post is based on 10 PAs with an option to pick up extra sessions. A rotation between the four full time consultants is proposed with the consultants rotating between the Respiratory ward, the Outlier ward and Inpatient referrals. Inpatient commitments require cross cover when consultants are on leave. During the off ward months ‘ward round’ PAs are substituted for sessions to see referrals

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 Heath 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 UKs most varied and spectacular coastline, offering unparalleled opportunities to engage with outdoor activities in an area of outstanding natural beauty.