Senior Clinical Fellow Paediatric Surgery - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

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Job summary

Senior Clinical Fellow posts in Paediatric Surgery & Urology at Noah's Ark Children's Hospital (ST 4-8)

Applications are invited for a Senior Clinical Fellow post in Paediatric Surgery at Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales in Cardiff.

The successful applicants will work within the department led by Seven Consultant Paediatric Surgeons.

Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board offers a full range of Regional Specialties for children in Wales. This comes at an exciting time in the development of Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales, with the successful opening of the Phase One and Phase Two of the new building in March 2015, and the completion of a brand new neonatal unit in 2019.

We are a teaching health board with close links to Cardiff University. The University boasts a high profile teaching, research and development role within the UK and abroad. Together we are training the next generation of medical professionals. Whilst the post is not recognised for training, we offer successful applicant excellent educational opportunities, equal to Deanery trainees, including study leave budget and rotas.

References will be required to cover a minimum of three years of previous employment and/or training. A satisfactory disclosure check will be required of the successful applicants.

Main duties of the job

Clinical:

The post-holder will be responsible for the provision of care to surgical paediatric patients. S/he will work with the paediatric surgery team and rotate around the various clinical areas. Areas to be covered include Gwdihw Surgery Ward, HDU and the neonatal unit. This provides a wide variety of clinical experience in a large teaching hospital. The postholder will also be required to manage elective and emergency admissions in these clinical areas. The rotation will be discussed with the postholder on taking up the post.

The provisional shift pattern will be a 1:8 Non Resident Oncall rota (NROC) with night time support by the Hospital at Night team. The Rota is EWTD compliant and is regularly monitored.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Job responsibilities

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

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