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Job summary

Main area
Stroke
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
040-SG019
Employer
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr
Town
Ystrad Mynach
Salary
£96,990 - £107,155 Per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/01/2025 23:59

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Specialist Grade in Stroke Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

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

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

 

Job overview

Make a Big Impact in a Beautiful Place: Stroke Specialty Doctor

Do you crave a meaningful career where you can truly make a difference?  Are you a Stroke Specialty Doctor with a passion for helping others?  Then ditch the city lights and join our growing team at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr in Ystrad Mynach.

We offer a unique opportunity to:

Be the Stroke Champion: You'll be an expert in Stroke care for our community, providing top-notch diagnosis and treatment.

Embrace a Close-Knit Community: Our hospital fosters a warm and supportive environment.

Enjoy a Tranquil Pace: Trade the hustle and bustle for fresh air, stunning scenery in community environment.

This is more than just a job; it's a chance to build a fulfilling career while living in a beautiful and welcoming community.  Ready to make a difference?

 

Main duties of the job

This post allows training opportunities stroke medicine in the Caerphilly locality.  The post will be based in Ystrad Mynach managing inpatient beds. 

ABUHB is an innovative Health Board packed with ambition and is an excellent place to start your career as well as providing fantastic opportunities to continue developing yourself professionally.

The successful candidate will have training access across the medical specialties and to a variety of accredited training courses, under the supervision of trainers.  ABUHB will be flexible to the needs of individual candidates towards their career progression such as obtaining MRCP(UK) and CESR in line with the service requirements.  Audit and QI projects will be a requirement of the post and we have close, links with Cardiff University should you want to be involved in research.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.  

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work. 

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description

The main responsibilities of the post are effective and appropriate medical care of inpatients including acute assessment, participation in acute medical and frailty take, monitor and manage in-patients as well as contributing to outpatient and multidisciplinary meetings.

The post holder will be part of a large medical and multidisciplinary team working under direct consultant supervision; who are well established RCP trainers. 

The post holder will also be required to provide prospective cover for colleagues during their Annual & Study Leave for on-calls and day time cover.

All clinical staff are accountable and responsible for their own clinical competence and should limit their actions to those for which are deemed competent. Clinical staff are also required to comply with the requirements of their professional organisations as per established norms. 

All qualified staff have a responsibility to supervise unqualified/more junior staff and students on a day-to-day basis to ensure that patients receive appropriate care and that any untoward action is addressed. 

This position involves Regulated Activity with  adults as 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, including  - an adults barred list check  

Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC 

Person specification

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Personal Attributes

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Skills & Abilities

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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 desirable

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Yaqoob Bhat
Job title
Clinical Director Stroke Medicine
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01633 238152
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