Job Description

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 The post holder will work within the ENT service for Hywel Dda Health Board.
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 The post holder will be involved in the management of all ENT patients, both in-patients and emergencies.
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 The exact pattern of work will be established once the posts are appointed.
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 The post holders will participate in the on call rota. Normally this will be second on call. However in exceptional circumstances when unforeseen problems arise with first on call cover, it may be necessary to require the doctor to provide first on call cover.
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 There are close relationships with the Nursing Staff in the Day Care Unit, Wards, Outpatients and Accident and Emergency Unit. During the course of your duties it will be necessary to liaise with professional and clinical staff of Pathology, X-ray, ECG, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Social Work Departments.
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 Supervision of all admissions to the Wards, Clinical investigation, diagnosis and treatment of all medical patients admitted to the General Surgical Wards and Central Treatment Suite. The duties also involve maintaining patient's clinical notes and discharge summaries .
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  Main duties of the job
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 To ensure the provision and delivery of a first class 7 day ENT service
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 To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
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 To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
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 To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board&rsquo;s procedures and operating policies
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 To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Health Board&rsquo;s service plans
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 To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty or the Health Board
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 Core clinical expertise in ENT
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 Leadership and team building skills as well as working as part of a multidisciplinary team
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 Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams
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 Delivering care in the community alongside primary health care and social care teams
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 Providing persuasive strategic advice to LHB&rsquo;s and Social Services Departments
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 Addressing the Intermediate Care Agenda
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 Participating in CPD including Audit
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 You are expected to maintain your professional development for Revalidation
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 A Teaching and Training Role for medical undergraduates and postgraduates
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 To assist with role to Junior Grade Medical Staff
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 To undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence based medicine
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  Working for our organisation
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 Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
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 Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
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 Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
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 47 general practices (6 of which are managed practices), 45 dental practices (including 4 orthodontic), 96 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
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 Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
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 Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
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  Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
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  By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable).
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  These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII)
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  If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
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 To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a
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  Work in the UK
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