Job Description

The successful post holder will be expected to actively participate in developing research, teaching and audit programmes and taking an active part in the clinical governance requirements of the Department. The post holder will also be required to participate in an out-of-hours 1:7 on-call rota.

Main duties of the job

CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY LOCAL HEALTH BOARD

Clinical Research Fellow in Perioperative Medicine

Applications are invited from anaesthesia staff-in-training (CT3+) or CCT holders in Anaesthetics for a full-time Clinical Fellow post in Perioperative Medicine.

The post will commence as soon as possible and will be for one year in the first instance.

Excellent staff benefits including onsite day nursery and holiday play scheme, onsite staff club including indoor heated swimming pool, fully equipped gym, and badminton and squash courts.

Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board is situated in a vibrant easily accessible part of Wales which combines the best of City life, coast and countryside all within easy reach. The attractive Welsh coastline and Brecon Beacons National Park are also a convenient day trip away.

A Disclosure Check will be required of the successful candidates.

Further information is available from Dr Naomi Goodwin, Clinical Director

E-mail: naomi.goodwin@wales.nhs.uk

In view of Border Immigration Agency regulations, all applicants must state their current immigration status including expiry dates.

Application Forms will not be accepted after the final closing date.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission isCaring for People, Keeping People Well,and ourvision is that every person\'s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population\'s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Job description
Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• Current GMC Certificate
• Training in Radiation Protection or agreement to attend next available course (state higher qualifications if applicable)

Desirable

• Intercalated Degree
• MSc or PHD
• Academic Excellence (prizes, merits, distinctions)

Previous Experience
Essential

• Primary FRCA and holder of intermediate level training certificate by appointment
• At least 2 years of anaesthetic practice
• Minimum of 12 months experience of working within Anaesthesia in the NHS

Skills, knowledge and Abilities
Essential

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
• Up to date with current medical practices

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• Proven and consistent evidence of interest in teaching
• Experience in Simulation education

Attitude , Aptitude and Personal Characteristics
Essential

• Motivated and efficient
• Able to relate to patients, staff and medical colleagues
• Flexible, caring and hardworking
• Ability to work as part of a team

Special Interests
Desirable

• Interest in human factors

Other Requirements
Essential

• Resident when on-call
• Satisfactory immigration status for length of contract
• Satisfactory health clearance
• Satisfactory police clearance

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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Company

About:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest NHS organisations in Europe. We employ approximately 14,500 staff, and spend around \xc2\xa31.4 billion every year on providing health and wellbeing services to a population of around 472,400 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. We also serve a wider population across South and Mid Wales for a range of specialties.

Our vision is to create a community where healthy life choice does not depend on who you are or where you live.

We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today\'s illnesses.

Our Services

The only tertiary centre for Wales offering a range of services for the whole nation including the only Children\'s Hospital in Wales, Organ Donation and Transplant, Neuroscience, Genomics, Precision Medicine and Advanced Therapies, and more.

Public Health

Improving the health of our population and reducing inequalities. Providing preventative health care information and advice including access to health and well-being services.

Primary, Community and Intermediate Care

Offering first line health services at GP surgeries, dentists, optomtetrist and a range of therapy and community based services accessible as close to home as possible.

Acute and Tertiary Care

Providing unscheduled or emergency care. Elective care and specialist services to a wider population across Wales, including dignostics and theraputic services.

Corporate Services

Providing the support services required to run an integrated health system across Cardiff and Wales ensuring patient safety, governance, quality assurance, performance and excellent delivery of all services.

Our Structure

• Our organisation is structured and designed into seven Clinical Boards which cover our four main service areas and much more. They are:
• Children and Women\'s Clinical Board
• Clinical Diagnostics and Therapeutics
• Medicine Clinical Board
• Mental Health Clinical Board
• Specialist Services Clinical Board
• Surgery Clinical Board
• Primary, Community and Intermediate Care Clinical Board

The Clinical Boards were created in June 2013 and have been successful in providing strong leadership in clinical areas and have resulted in the acceleration of operational decision making, greatly enhancing the outcomes for patients in their care. The Boards are held to account via the Executive Directors and a process of scrutiny is ensured through monthly performance boards and a robust authorisation process.

A Great Place to Live and Work

Cardiff really is a city of contrasts. A castle with 1900 years of history stands alongside a modern shopping centre and a spectacular Civic Centre surrounded by acres of parkland.

The Cardiff Bay development has created eight miles of waterfront with a range of new apartments, bars and restaurants.

For those seeking more culture there is easy access to the National Museum and Gallery Cardiff, the Museum of Welsh Life and the Wales Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera.

Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a mixture of gentle rolling hills, charming towns and villages, and a dramatic natural coastline which includes part of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast.

Surrounded by areas of outstanding natural beauty, with the Brecon Beacons National Park, Swansea Gower Peninsula and the picturesque Vale of Glamorgan all nearby, Cardiff really does have it all.

Housing is reasonably priced, and our schools offer a high standard of education and facilities.

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