Current Vacancies

Consultants in Emergency Medicine

Based at Grange University Hospital

 Full Time and Part Time Sessions available

 Locum and Substantive Posts within Emergency Medicine

Including substantive Posts Dual Accredited with Paediatric Emergency Medicine

 Anticipated Start Date: ASAP 

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has recently completed a review of its clinical model within its Emergency Departments and has secured Executive support to increase its body of Consultants to deliver the new clinical model in the Grange University Hospital – opening November 2021. These posts aim to increase the Consultant presence in the Emergency Department to provide a senior decision maker led model of care, whilst also expanding consultant numbers as part of the longer term strategy of the Health Board of a single sited Emergency Department at the new specialist critical care hospital – The Grange University Hospital (GUH). This post will be principally based at the GUH - Cwmbran, however some sessions may be located at the peripheral Minor Injury Units at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Nevill Hall Hospital and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr.

These post have been designed to enhance the Consultant presence in the new Department with additional posts focussing on Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM). This would support the development of our Children’s Emergency Assessment Unit, posts may also include the support of the Pre-Hospital Streaming work.

The successful candidates must possess excellent background knowledge in Emergency Medicine and an appropriate higher qualification (e.g. FRCEM). It is essential that applicants are accredited at Provider level in all three Advanced Life Support disciplines (ALS, APLS, and ATLS) and desirable that they are a qualified Instructor in at least one of these disciplines.

The Health Board actively supports consultant doctors to undertake funded 3 month formal sabbaticals through an annual application process.

Free parking is available across all Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Sites.

Those wishing to discuss the post informally in the first instance or arrange a visit to the department should contact Dr Tim Rogerson, Clinical Director, Tel ( 01633 493622

This position involves Regulated Activity with children and adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:

• Enhanced check with barred list information, including   -an adults and children’s barred list check

Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC

Candidates for Consultant posts must also be on the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights) or will have a CCT/CESR(CP) date within 6 months of interview.

 Vacancy Ref: 040- CON449                                    

Closing Date for Applications: Midnight  13th March 2021

Published on NHS Jobs and Trac:      22nd February 2021 

Published in BMJ:      27th February 2021

Interview Date:      13th April 2021