Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics - Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

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Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom

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THIS POST IS FIXED TERM FOR 12 MONTHS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE

Gynaecology Unit

The work of the Prince Charles Hospital Gynaecology Unit includes general care of patients, admission of emergency patients and waiting list for operation.

Elective admissions attend a nurse led pre-operative assessment clinic.

There are eight operating sessions at Prince Charles Hospital and six Gynaecology Clinics, (three at Prince Charles Hospital, 2 at YCC and one at Mountain Ash Hospital).

Obstetric Unit

There are around 2,700 deliveries in the North Cwm Taf area. The work includes intrapartum care, ante natal and post-natal management of patients. The majority of the patients are booked cases but all the emergencies in the area are admitted.

There are six consultants Ante natal Clinics, two at YCC Hospital and four in Prince Charles Hospital, including the clinic for women with medical complications in pregnancy.

DUTIES OF THE POST

The department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology aims to provide a complete programme of care to both emergency and elective patients, with triage and redirection of those patients more properly treated elsewhere.

The post holder will be required to participate in a 1:11 Full Shift System which includes one week of nights per 11 week cycle with built in prospective cover.

On Call duties take place in Prince Charles Hospital only. Duties will comprise the assessment, monitoring, treatment and follow up of emergency patients under the supervision of the Consultant. This will include Labour Ward

The post holder will rotate to cover the planned leave commitments of the middle grade structure. In the event of unplanned emergency/sickness, the post holder may be requested to cover the duties of his/her colleagues.

The post holder may be required to undertake daytime clinical commitments on any site across the sites.

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.

Please refer to the detailed job description and person specification attached to this advert in a separate document