Consultant in Care of the Elderly

Job summary

The post holder will be based at Prince Charles Hospital. They will provide a clinical service with colleagues, on the Care of the Elderly Ward, which will include the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness. The Care of the Elderly service at Prince Charles Hospital currently consists of 1 inpatient ward including support into the frailty service at the front door. Working with colleagues and the multi-professional team you will have continuing responsibility for the well-being of all patients under your care; allowing for proper delegation to, and training of staff. In partnership with clinical and managerial colleagues, you will also have responsibility for the safe, efficient and effective functioning of the services in which you work in line with the values, operational policies and integrated medium term plan (IMTP) of the Health Board.

This Job Description is pending Royal College Approval.

Main duties of the job

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:

• To ensure the provision of a first-class clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
• To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the CSG and UHB'S service plans
• To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the CSG and UHB
• Core clinical expertise in the speciality
• Leadership and team building skills as well as working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams
• Delivering care in the acute hospital setting
• Participating in CPD including Audit
• A Teaching and Training Role for medical undergraduates and postgraduates
• Educational Supervisor role to Junior and Middle Grade Medical Staff
• To undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence-based medicine

English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply

Interview date 7th May 2025

About us

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.