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Job overview

This exciting post is aimed at providing clinicians with the support and training required to successfully achieve a CESR in Emergency Medicine.

Our post consists of a 4 year structured training programme in a Major Trauma Centre, offering 3 month secondments in ICU, anaesthetics, acute medicine and in our dedicated Paediatric Emergency Department.

The first year will be spent working at a junior registrar level in our Emergency Department, gaining experience working with our enthusiastic and experienced consultant group. Following successful completion of this year and evidence of progression towards exams the candidate will move onto completing secondments in ICU and anaesthetics while continuing to gain EM experience. The final 2 years will involve the trainee working at a senior registrar level while completing secondments in the Paediatric Emergency Department and Acute Medicine.

The contract will be reviewed annually and extended on a mutually agreed basis, based on successful completion of required competencies at annual review.

During this training programme there will be opportunities for candidates to engage in QIP and management projects and we have fortnightly teaching. Our consultant body has FRCEM examiners, ALS, APLS and ETC instructors and consultants with an extensive interest in US. We also have a consultant and 2 locums who have successfully completed the CESR programme.

Main duties of the job

During this training programme there will be opportunities for candidates to engage in QIP and management projects and we have fortnightly teaching for our middle grades. Our consultant body has FRCEM examiners, ALS, APLS and ETC instructors and consultants with an extensive interest in US. We also have a consultant who has successfully completed the CESR programme and 2 further locum consultants who have submitted their applications.

In addition to all of this, candidates who are interested can have the opportunity to work with the Cardiff Physician Response Unit which is an innovative idea pushing the concept of PHEM within the community. We are also closely linked to Cardiff University which offers additional huge academic opportunities.

This job offers a fantastic opportunity for candidates to complete CESR training in a Major Trauma Centre with its own dedicated Paediatric Emergency Department staffed by PEM consultants. There are also huge opportunities for candidates to develop interests in areas such as medical education, CEM and US. All of this will be with the support of a fantastic cohort of Emergency Medicine Consultants, including those who have successfully completed the CESR process themselves.

Working for our organisation

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.