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Employer Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Employer type: NHS

Site: Royal Glamorgan Hospital

Town: Ynysmaerdy

Salary: £106,000 - £154,760 Per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 21/04/2025 23:59

Consultant

Job overview

This is a replacement post to support the provision of cardiology services at Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB, based at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. The Royal Glamorgan Hospital has a history of developing high quality innovative cardiac services working closely and collaboratively with our tertiary centre colleagues at the University Hospital of Wales, and in supporting new colleagues in developing their sub-specialty interests.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the ‘Unscheduled Care Group’ in providing a specialist cardiology service primarily at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. There will be an expectation to manage inpatients allocated to cardiology as part of the acute medical intake as well as taking referrals and giving advice to physician colleagues in the care of cardiac patients. As such the post holder will be expected to work closely with colleagues in the cardiology department to develop a consistent, multi-disciplinary approach to the care for patients with cardiac conditions throughout the care group and the Health Board. The successful candidate will also be expected to continue to develop their sub-specialty cardiology skills with the expectation of delivering bradycardia pacing, complex device implantation and arrhythmia management.

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 15,000 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

Please refer to the attached job description for a comprehensive overview of the primary responsibilities associated with this position. The document provides detailed information on the key duties, required skills, and qualifications necessary for success in this role. This information is essential for prospective candidates to ensure they are well-prepared and meet the necessary criteria for the position.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MRCP or equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• CCT in Cardiology (or equivalent accreditation in the UK specialist register) – within 6 months of date of interview
• MD or PhD
• Accreditation in GIM
• Extensive experience in general cardiology (as deemed appropriate at interview).
• Sub-specialty training/appropriate experience in cardiac device implantation (brady PPM and complex devices)
• Working knowledge / experience of the NHS (as deemed appropriate at interview)
• Experience in general internal medicine

Management Skills

• Understanding of management priorities within the NHS

Clinical Effectiveness Skills

• Experience of and participation in clinical audit
• Ability to produce and implement guidelines / protocols based on evidence based practice

Knowledge, personal skills and abilities

• Proven clinical ability to a high standard
• Experience of developing and participating in teaching programmes for trainees and medical students
• Publication(s) in professional journals
• Evidence of papers presented at national/ international meetings

Personal Skills

• Good organisational and communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Proven ability to work under pressure
• Commitment to teamwork and pursuit of the corporate agenda of the employer
• Knowledge of the clinical and non-clinical risk management processes and the clinical governance implications for the NHS in Wales

Circumstances e.g. Mobility/availability – special attendance requirements

• Able to travel to undertake duties of post across hospital sites, flexible and responsive to staff and service priorities.

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.