Specialty Doctor in Geriatric and General Medicine

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Prince Philip Hospital – “A small but powerful hospital with a big heart - the place to work” Unique opportunity and challenge for the right team player - Join a dynamic workforce in a well-supported environment. Prince Philip Hospital is quite simply an excellent place to work, with an unrivalled team spirit, focus on effective clinical leadership and is proud to have a team of Physicians that work closely together to advance the care provided to our patients. We have a busy, modern and well-equipped hospital which opened in 1990. There are approx. 225 acute and elective inpatient beds, supporting Acute and Elective General Medicine and Elective General Surgery, Orthopaedics, and Urology.

The hospital provides surgical day case theatres, endoscopic suite, Radiology and Laboratory support and palliative care facilities, including a new hospice facility. It also provides for a range of specialist outpatient clinics including Haematology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Elderly Care, Endocrinology, Sleep medicine, Rheumatology, ENT, General Surgery, TIA clinics. It is also the site of a new Breast Unit and the Rapid Access Lung cancer clinic. The combination of excellent colleagues and engaged population has allowed significant progress and innovation of services in PPH over the last 8 years.

The friendly environment amongst consultant staff nurses and managers is unparalleled fostering a unique atmosphere and a definite “Can do” attitude. The young and dynamic consultant team thrive on improving their services, not accepting the status quo. We have a very supportive environment for junior doctors with all but one of our consultants having trained here. Our dynamic Care of the Elderly team in Prince Philip Hospital, are in a very exciting period of innovation.

Dr Andy Haden, deputy clinical assessment director for Swansea Medical School and lead for Frailty Specialty Attachments, is creating a special opportunity to be involved with undergraduate education on site in Prince Philip Hospital as well as the medical school itself. Dr Granville Morris Undergraduate lead for Prince Philip Hospital has led our student education for many years. Dr Senthil Kumar, our health board wide Stroke Medicine lead, encourages research opportunities in this area. Dr Mark Sheehan enjoys close working links with community care, social services and primary care.

The future strategy of the department focusses on advanced patient care plans for elderly patients avoiding unnecessary hospital admission, and facilitating streamlined supported discharge back to the patient’s home and incorporates hot clinics, a frailty service, and a Transfer of Care and Liaison Service (TOCALS).

Want to join this unrivalled team with opportunities to get involved in what we do? Want to make a difference? If so you must possess full registration with the GMC and have completed at least four years’ full time postgraduate training at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a FTSTA in a relevant specialty, or you should have equivalent experience and competencies. Full MRCP is desirable. You will be at least at the level of expertise required for sitting PACES component of MRCP with evidence of prior NHS experience. You will also be part of an acute on call rota (1:11) Salary MC75 Scale (10 session equivalent) £45,345 - £77,897pa depending on experience – with job planning this will rise to be 13 Sessions including on call Sounds great? Have we not quite convinced you yet ? We really want to talk to you if you have any doubt to give you some more information or to discuss how you can best fit in or if you want to be considered, you can get in touch with our clinical team through : Dr Robin Ghosal, Hospital Director email: robin.ghosal@wales.nhs.uk Dr Andy Haden, Consultant in Elderly Care Medicine email: Andrew.haden@wales.nhs.uk Both can be reached through our switch board: 01554 756568

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