NHS

Specialist Grade in Care of the Elderly


Pay96,990.00 - 107,155.00 / year
LocationMerthyr Tydfil/Wales
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: H9110-25-0532?language=en&page=106&sort=publicationDateDesc

      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.

      Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

      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

      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.

      Date posted

      17 April 2025

      Pay scheme

      Other

      Salary

      £96,990 to £107,155 a year per annum

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time

      Reference number

      110-MD304-0425

      Job locations

      Prince Charles Hospital

      Gurnos

      Merthyr Tydfil

      CF47 9DT


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      You will be able to find a full Job Descripton and Personal Specification attahed within the supporting documents.

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      You will be able to find a full Job Descripton and Personal Specification attahed within the supporting documents.

      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • Qualifications

      Experience

      Essential

      • Experience
      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • Qualifications

      Experience

      Essential

      • Experience

      Disclosure and Barring Service Check

      This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

      Certificate of Sponsorship

      Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

      From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

      UK Registration

      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

      Additional information

      Disclosure and Barring Service Check

      This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

      Certificate of Sponsorship

      Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

      From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

      UK Registration

      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

      Address

      Prince Charles Hospital

      Gurnos

      Merthyr Tydfil

      CF47 9DT


      Employer's website

      https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

      Address

      Prince Charles Hospital

      Gurnos

      Merthyr Tydfil

      CF47 9DT


      Employer's website

      https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

  • About the company

      National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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