Job Responsibilities
To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate), a service in Geriatric Medicine and support the development of sub‑speciality interests to the hospitals and community so designated with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.
As a senior employee of the Health Board the post holder will work in close co‑operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board's patients. To share the responsibility for the acute care of patients based at Prince Philip Hospital supported by trainee and non‑training doctors, nurses and allied healthcare professionals.
To support the development and delivery of Care of the Elderly service in the hospital and in the community. To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements within the parameters of the Division's and Health Board's agreed objectives. To develop and deliver a comprehensive 7 days service for the Geriatric Medicine/General Medicine services.
To ensure the provision and delivery of a first class clinical service.
About the Health Board
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in‑hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
* Four main hospitals:
o Bronglais General in Aberystwyth
o Glangwili General in Carmarthen
o Prince Philip in Llanelli
o Withybush General in Haverfordwest
* Seven community hospitals:
o Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire
o Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion
o Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire
* 48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services), 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres
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