Specialty Doctor Vascular

The Health Board is looking to appoint a Specialty Doctor to support the Consultant Vascular Surgeons who make up the North Wales Vascular Network. It is expected that the post holder would have part B MRCS.

We are specifically looking for doctors who would work well within our department not only in skill level and UK/NHS experience but also in attitude and career outlook. All timetabled clinics would be consultant supervised and are limited to 10 patients per clinic seeing new, FU, general and specialist cases.

Main duties of the job

Do you want to be a part of a new exciting development to improve the health of the population we serve? We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Specialty Doctor to join Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board's North Wales Vascular Network.

The tertiary unit for major arterial surgery is located at Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire. As an integral part of this development we have installed a state of the art Hybrid Theatre (including Interventional Radiology facilities).

The North Wales Vascular Network provides services to a population of approximately 700,000 residents. Spoke services are provided at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, and Wrexham Maelor Hospital.

In conjunction with our Vascular Surgeons, Interventional Radiologists and a hard-working, highly motivated nursing team, the successful appointee will provide a high quality, modern service in a rapidly developing unit. The post will be based at Glan Clwyd Hospital.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a fully integrated range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services across North Wales.

The job will attract 10 PA's at the specialty doctor scale, commiserate with level of experience. The post is available on a substantive permanent basis and will be appointed under the terms and conditions of the Welsh SAS and specialty doctor contract.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full registration with a licence to practice
• MRCS or equivalent
• ATLS
• Relevant higher degree, diploma or other post graduate qualification.

Experience

• Broad clinical experience in Vascular or General Surgery.
• Shall have completed at least four years' fulltime postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis), at least two of which would include experience in the specialties of Vascular and General Surgery or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
• Clinical experience in other related specialties.

Ability

• Ability to know when to ask for help
• Ability to apply knowledge
• Ability to write relevant, legible clinical notes
• Safe and effective oral communication skills
• Willingness to involve patients in their management.
• Ability to handle interviews with patients or relatives with tact and sensitivity
• Basic IT skills
• Advanced IT Skills including knowledge of web site authoring.

Management

• An understanding of NHS management practices and their application
• A willingness to attend and actively participate in the departmental management meetings.

Audit

• Evidence of participation
• Evidence of completed audit projects.
• Critical appraisal course / skills

Research

• Ability to access published evidence
• Evidence of participation
• Research-based publications

Teaching & Training

• Evidence of a commitment to support the teaching of medical and non-medical staff
• Evidence of commitment to Life Long Learning and Continued Professional Development.
• Evidence of teaching Nursing and Paramedical staff
• Member of relevant Specialist Societies

Disposition

• Friendly and polite disposition.
• A team player who values the individual contributions of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Reliable, self-motivated and punctual.
• Able to work 'flexibly'
• Able to work in stressful situations and/or under pressure.
• Able to work outside normal hours at short notice in times of need.

Personal

• Professional appearance and manner
• Fit for the duties of the post

Language

• Welsh speaker

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.