Consultant Paediatrician with interest in Diabetes Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Job description
This is a substantive consultant paediatrician post, become available due to a retirement. This is a traditional consultant post with no contribution to Tier 2 rota. The post-holder would be part of a team of 9 consultants providing paediatric and neonatal care in PCH and 2 community paediatricians. It is expected that the post-holder would provide leadership for diabetes services in PCH, working closely within the existing Cwm Taf Morgannwg diabetes MDT professionals. Therefore, special interest (SPIN) in diabetes is required. Neonatal experience required to support on-site neonatal services.
This is a replacement full time 10 session post offering 8 sessions DCC and 2 SPA sessions. SPA can be increased up to 3 sessions (and DCC proportionately reduced) subject to the post holder taking up departmental lead roles that attract additional SPA. Part time arrangements will be considered. The post holder will be based at PCH.
At present, all the Consultant Paediatricians in PCH excluding the Community Paediatricians contribute to the non-resident on-call rota and In-patient service week for paediatrics (consultant of the week). In addition, the ‘consultant of the week’ model is now implemented for the Neonatal unit. All consultants are expected to contribute to the above stated areas of service requirement. During the non-resident out of hours, consultants are responsible to provide cover for the General Paediatric ward and Neonatal unit (32 weeks and above model). Babies requiring continued intensive care / ventilation are retrieved by the Regional Neonatal Transport Team and taken to one of the Tertiary Units in South Wales. The non-resident Consultant has one tier 1 doctor and two tier 2 doctors providing resident cover.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
CTM UHB was formally established on 1st April 2019.
In total, CTM UHB employs over 7,600 staff across three District General Hospital sites – Prince Charles Hospital which opened in 1978, the Princess of Wales Hospital opened in 1985 and Royal Glamorgan Hospital, which opened in 1999, and six smaller community hospitals.
The Directorate of Children, Young and CAMHS is within the portfolio of the Director of Primary Care, Community and Mental Health.
The newly formed Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board stretches from the Southern Brecon Beacons in the North to the Welsh Jurassic Coast at Southerndown and Ogmore by Sea in the South.
There are many facilities for enjoying the areas of outstanding natural beauty and outdoor pursuits on the doorsteps of our hospitals.
- To provide clinical leadership in general paediatrics, Neonatal care and lead for Paediatric diabetes services in PCH.
- Sustain and develop diabetes services within CTMUHB collaborating closely with the all Wales diabetes network
- Provision of supervision of junior medical staff.
- Participate in the postgraduate and undergraduate teaching programme.
- Participate in clinical governance issues, which include medical audit and research.
- Participate in the consultant of the week system for general paediatrics at a frequency of 1:8 weeks.
- Participate in the consultant of the week system for Neonatal unit, 4 to 5 / year
- Provide on call off-site Consultant cover 1:9 frequency
