Job Description

The successful candidate will be based at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, and will spend time at Princess of Wales Hospital and Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda. They will complement the existing dermatology service across Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and be expected to provide on average 7 clinical sessions per week. The dermatology consultants rotate between outpatients, ward work and subspecialty sessions. This allows protected time for audit, research and teaching and will facilitate the development of the dermatology service. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to service mapping and to service redesign within the new Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board.



The post holder's job plan will reflect the need to maintain and develop their clinical skills and expertise although the central tenant of the role is focused on clinical leadership.



Please note this is Pending Royal College Approval.



The post holder will play a pivotal role in ensuring that there are effective communication processes in place to ensure that all clinical stakeholders: -



Are aware of the range of services available, the standard to which they operate, and the evidence base to support their use



Understand the service vision and its implications on their practice



Are able to contribute to the planning and evaluation of all services



As a senior employee of the Health Board the post holder will work in close cooperation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board's patients.



English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply

AAC Date:

July 10th 2025



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 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.



Clinical



The post holder will provide with clinical colleagues, a dermatology service to the hospitals within the Health Board, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of



The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients under his/her care, allowing for proper delegation to, and training of



The post holder, in liaison with consultant colleagues will have responsibility for the proper functioning of the department in line with any Health Board operational / strategic plan(s) (as amended from time to time).



The post holder will be expected to make a significant contribution to the directorate business planning process through active participation in the clinical directorate



Travelling as necessary between hospitals/clinics will be required to undertake such



There is no formal out of hours on-call arrangement with out of hours cover currently provided by the on-call physician with additional support from the on-call dermatology registrar at the tertiary centre in



The Dermatology Department follow the RCP guidance in The Health Board will fully support 3 sessions of CME/CPD, provide a dedicated office, and maintain secretarial support.



Teaching/Training (as agreed with Associate Clinical Director)



The post holder will be responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as He/she will contribute and participate in postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally.



All consultants teach and train at postgraduate education and less frequently at undergraduate There is a very active postgraduate training department, which organises medical education at Royal Glamorgan Hospital.



The successful candidate will participate in the departmental weekly teaching/audit



The post holder will be named in the contracts of any junior staff assigned to them in the future as the person expected to act as educational supervisor to them, thus overseeing their training and being the initial source of advice for doctors regarding their careers



Audit (as agreed with Associate Clinical Director)



To promote evidence-based clinical practice the post holder will be required to participate in the Health Board risk management process and in clinical audit and other clinical governance activities within the department, the directorate and the Health



The Medical Directorate identifies 4 afternoons per year for presentation of audit work. Clinical commitments for these afternoons are cancelled, and attendance is expected for senior and junior staff. This has resulted in high quality audit and review within the Directorate.



Quality and Standards



To be familiar with and actively promote adherence to the regulatory framework including NICE and National Service Framework Guidance and to actively promote professional standards "The Duties of a Doctor"



To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies



To attend accredited conferences and meetings to update personal level of clinical practice, teaching and management skills in line with CME requirements



To participate in an annual Job Planning Review process



To participate in the Health Board's Annual Appraisal process



To participate in the GMC's Revalidation process



There are weekly medical directorate clinical meetings, and a monthly Service Group management meeting at which attendance is expected

Learning Organisation



To be involved in and actively manage complaints and any medico legal claims in their area of practice, management of serious incidents and responsibility for sharing any organizational learning from these



Patient Experience



To monitor and respond to measures of patient experience



Patient Safety



To work actively to reduce unintended harm to patients



To contribute actively to the content areas of the 1000 Lives Plus Campaign and any other subsequent patient safety



To adhere to the Health Board's Clinical Incident Policy



9.8 Personal Development



To attend accredited conferences and meetings to update personal level of clinical practice, teaching and management skills in line with CME requirements



To participate in an annual Job Planning Review process



To participate in the Health Board's Annual Appraisal process



To participate in the GMC's Revalidation process



There are weekly medical directorate clinical meetings, and a monthly Service Group management meeting at which attendance is expect



9.9 Management (as agreed with Associate Clinical Director)



To provide medical information for the development of systems appropriate for Health Board needs



To participate in departmental consultant and senior staff meetings



To attend other departmental, Service Group and Health Board meetings as necessary



To attend regional and national meetings as necessary



To undertake all work in accordance with Health Board procedures and operating policies



To work within the financial and other restraints decided upon by the Health Additional expenses of any kind will not be committed without the approval of the appropriate manager/budget holder



To co-operate with local management in the efficient running of services and an expectation to share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to In addition, it should be noted that a system of Clinical Directorship is in operation and close liaison with appropriate colleagues will be required



To ensure that arrangements are in place for adequate medical staff to be available in relation to the treatment and care of patients



The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the This statutory duty is in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with the post