Consultant Acute Care Physician Swansea Bay University Health Board

Job Description

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Acute Medicine in Morriston Hospital Swansea. This is a large teaching hospital and tertiary referral centre of about 750 beds. It has a busy Emergency Department and houses the regional cardiothoracic unit. It also has the regional neurology and renal units and the Welsh National Burns and Plastics Unit.Morriston Hospital has expanded considerably in recent years and planning is well under way for new clinical and academic buildings on site. Swansea, the second largest city in Wales, and its neighbouring stunning Gower Peninsula, is a wonderful place to live. A seaside city with a university ranking among the top UK 12 for many disciplines, it has all the cultural and business attributes one would expect, as well as a flourishing sports scene.You will be able to live in Gower, with the beach close to your door and the most popular activity surfing, in the beautiful Swansea Valley, close to the mountains and the Brecon Beacons National Park, or alternatively in the chic SA1 Maritime Quarter. There is excellent state schooling. Most people who come here temporarily, love it and stay. There are good links to Cardiff and London both via rail and the M4 motorway.These are replacement posts joining a team of 5 consultant acute care physicians (ACPs). There are plans to appoint more. The ACPs are based in a large medical assessment unit and contribute to a recently developed ambulatory emergency assessment service, with exciting transformational plans for a future operating model for AMAU progressing at pace.The successful candidate will able to have the option to have up to 3 sessions in the medical specialty of their choice. These could include cardiology, renal medicine, intensive care, gastroenterology, respiratory medicine, elderly care, stroke medicine or diabetes and endocrinology. The Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology has strong links with Swansea Medical School and has an excellent track record in research. Additional academic sessions will be considered including joint appointments with the university; we strongly support such posts and where appropriate will facilitate discussions with the Swansea University Medical School.The post-holders will also be expected to contribute to audit, research, service development, and the teaching/training of junior doctors and medical students from Swansea and Cardiff Universities. Further information may be obtained by speaking informally to:Dr David Price, Consultant in D&E, Associate Unit Medical Director.<>This advert closes on Sunday 7 Jun 2020 Proud member of the Disability Confident employer schemeAbout Disability ConfidentA Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.