About this role
Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of Specialty Doctor for the Community Care of the Elderly team in Ebbw Vale.
In this role you will be working as part of a larger multidisciplinary team to deliver specialist care to our older and frail patients with a focus on enabling care closer to home. You will be joining the team at an exciting time where you will be given ample opportunities to help shape the future of community COTE services. You will be working with Frailty colleagues to streamline and support early discharge from hospital into the community.
Your principal place of work will be Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan but you may be required to work across other sites within the Health Board according to service need.
The organisation is currently developing an Older Persons pathway to improve patient outcomes and experiences from home to hospital. The implementation of this strategic piece of work is likely to impact doctors working within the COTE Directorate in the future and there is an expectation that job plans will reflect the new pathway. The job plan within this job description has elements of this change, however, candidates should be aware that further changes are likely to take place in order to successfully implement the pathway fully across the Health Board.
Main duties of the job
The main responsibilities of the post are the effective and appropriate medical care of patients in the community including acute assessments and participation in community-based rehabilitation.
Responsibility for inpatient admission, day-to-day management, co-ordination of inpatient management under the supervision of the Consultant/Specialist Grade and/or in close liaison with community teams. Key role in discharge planning and co-ordinating approaches with relatives and other agencies. Liaison with patients and relatives/carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the patients receive a high-quality service and are all kept informed of progress as appropriate. Responsibility for contemporaneous record keeping, identifying progress and plans in patients' case notes. Participation in Consultant rounds and facilitating multidisciplinary meetings. The completion of accurate and timely discharge summaries, progress reports ensuring General Practitioners are informed of any impending discharges, changes of medication and death. To assist Consultants in the development of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services. The completion of e-discharge summaries on a timely basis via the Clinical Workstation system. To actively participate in multi-disciplinary audit, clinical effectiveness/health gain initiatives and clinical governance, taking a lead in local clinical audit activities and developing research projects, as appropriate.
About us
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. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description Job responsibilities
This position involves Regulated Activity withadults 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
Qualifications Essential
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Experience Essential
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Skills & Abilities Essential
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Personal Attributes Essential
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Address Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan
Lime Avenue
Ebbw Vale
NP23 6GL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)