Acute Medicine Consultant - 12 month fixed term - South Wales, Cardiff

Full Job Description

Client Name: Cardiff & Vale University Health Board

Role: Acute Medicine Consultant - 12 month fixed term contract. Visa sponsorship is available.

Rates: £105,401 per year + access to employee benefits, such as the NHS Pension Scheme

Shifts: Mon- Fri 0900-1700 + 1:17 on calls if desired. Job description available on request.

Location: Cardiff, South Wales

Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications

Essential

• Be a GMC registered Doctor or, at least have your GMC registration in progress (you do NOT need to be on the Specialist Register).
• Have relevant experience at Consultant level, or references to support your transition up to Consultant level.
• You will need to pass an enhanced background check (DBS).

Benefits:

• Access to the NHS Pension scheme
• Employee benefits such as sick pay and holiday pay
• Paid SPA sessions to facilitate your ongoing CPD
• Working in a beautiful city near the seaside

Based at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board , you will get to use your expansive medical knowledge in any one of our openings for Acute Medicine Doctors. In this sustainable, challenging, yet rewarding role you will play an important part in helping patients who have suddenly and unexpectedly become unwell.

Life at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board is never dull, and roles are suited to those who are great multitaskers. You will be a senior decision maker within a busy and fast-paced department, meaning decisiveness and the ability to deliver clear and concise instructions to others are key.

General key skills

In addition to your qualifications, as an Acute Medicine Doctor, you will have:

• Expansive medical knowledge
• Good leadership skills
• Assertiveness and ability to clearly instruct others
• Decisiveness
• Ability to work at pace
• Quick thinker and goof under pressure
• Competent in problem-solving
• Good communication and listening skills
• Excellent organisation skills
• The ability to work as part of a wider team
• The ability to multitask and prioritise multiple seriously ill patients
• Stamina and resilience
• Good analytical and observation skills
• Caring, compassionate manner
• Good administrative ability
• Motivated and driven by helping others
• Commitment to ongoing development and/or research

Main Duties/Responsibilities

As an Acute Medicine Doctor with Cardiff & Vale University Health Board you will:

• Act as a leader in an acute medicine department
• Manage and diagnose quick onset of symptoms in patients
• Carry out investigative procedures and testing as necessary
• Monitor patients' progress for the duration of their hospital admission
• Work closely with other departments to arrange appropriate assessment/treatment for patients
• Arrange after-care pathways and any follow up treatments following discharge
• Make quick decisions in urgent situations
• Provide reassurance and hope to patients and relatives - work to build relationships with those in your care for any length of time
• Liaise with families of critically ill patients - explain complicated conditions in simple terms
• Build excellent rapport with other medical professionals and teams
• Ensure you are up to date with the latest acute medicine best practice
• Take responsibility for your own ongoing professional development
• Act as a professional representative of your hospital/department

If you are looking for a Medicine role within a Trust that continuously strives to achieve excellence and embody its core values, apply today and work in an environment where everyone is inspired and empowered to be the best they can be.