Specialty Doctor in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Job Summary

Are you passionate about improving the quality of care received by your patients and being involved in developing a flourishing service? You will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of middle grade doctors, ACPs, ENPs and consultants in the ED at the Princess of Wales Hospital providing front line care to an undifferentiated case mix. The department provides a consultant led service and there is direct consultant shop floor cover approximately 13 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Are you keen to work in an exciting and well rated Children’s Emergency Bay where you can make a real difference to children and young people? The ED at the Princess of Wales Hospital sees approximately 56,000 new patients per year, with approximately 12,000 children and young people. There is substantial exposure to the breadth of EM cases ranging from seriously ill or injured children and young people to minor injuries with ample opportunities to develop EM procedural skills.

Our ED has a dedicated, dynamic and friendly multi-disciplinary team. This provides an excellent and supportive working environment.

You will have opportunities to be involved in undergraduate teaching, audit and quality improvement. Please come and meet us we would love to hear from you or arrange a visit, we would be happy to show you around. Dr Sarah Devine

• To assess and contribute to the immediate management of new patients, comprising the entire spectrum of paediatric emergency presentations.
• To act when necessary, as the resuscitation team leader for seriously ill or injured children while they are in the Emergency Department.
• To contribute to the supervision and management of the Children’s Emergency Bay as required while on duty, managing the disposition of clinical staff to ensure efficient patient flow.
• To support the supervision and training of junior medical staff.
• English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
• The post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

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 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Date posted: 06 February 2026

Pay scheme:
Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade:
Specialty Doctor

Salary: £62,117 to £99,216 per annum

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full-time

Reference number: 110-MD455-0226

Job locations:

• Princess of Wales Hospital, Coity Road, Bridgend, CF31 1RQ

Registration (Essential)

• Full GMC/GDC Registration

Qualifications (Essential)

• MBBS or recognised equivalent

Knowledge (Essential)

• At least 4 years full‑time postgraduate training (or part‑time equivalent) with experience in a relevant specialty or equivalent experience and competencies in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Experience (Essential)

• Evidence of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team. Commitment to team approach and multi‑disciplinary working

Experience (Desirable)

• Experience of management and governance issues applicable to emergency care

Teaching (Essential)

• Teaching and training of post/undergraduate medical staff

Audit and Quality Improvement (Essential)

• Evidence of participation in, progressing and completing audit / QI

Audit and Quality Improvement (Desirable)

• Experience in research applicable to Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Skills (Essential)

• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
• Competence at managing the broad spectrum of paediatric emergency presentations
• Up to date with current practices in Paediatric Emergency Medicine
• Previous experience of working in the NHS/experience of NHS UK…