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Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process The salary scale for a Band 3 has been adjusted as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2026/2027 and will be implemented in August 2026 backdated to 01 April 2026 where applicable.

Job Overview





Applications are invited for the post of Specialty Doctor for the Community Care of the Elderly team in Ebbw Vale.

In this role you will be working as part of a larger multidisciplinary team to deliver specialist care to our older and frail patients with a focus on enabling care closer to home. You will be joining the team at an exciting time where you will be given ample opportunities to help shape the future of community COTE services. You will be working with Frailty colleagues to streamline and support early discharge from hospital into the community.

Your principal place of work will be Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan but you may be required to work across other sites within the Health Board according to service need.

The organisation is currently developing an Older Persons pathway to improve patient outcomes and experiences from home to hospital. The implementation of this strategic piece of work is likely to impact doctors working within the COTE Directorate in the future and there is an expectation that job plans will reflect the new pathway. The job plan within this has elements of this change, however, candidates should be aware that further changes are likely to take place in order to successfully implement the pathway fully across the Health Board.

Main duties of the job The main responsibilities of the post are the effective and appropriate medical care of patients in the community including acute assessments and participation in community-based rehabilitation.

- Responsibility for inpatient admission, day-to-day management, co-ordination of inpatient management under the supervision of the Consultant/Specialist Grade and/or in close liaison with community teams.
- Key role in discharge planning and co-ordinating approaches with relatives and other agencies.
- Liaison with patients and relatives/carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the patients receive a high-quality service and are all kept informed of progress as appropriate.
- Responsibility for contemporaneous record keeping, identifying progress and plans in patients’ case notes.
- Participation in Consultant rounds and facilitating multidisciplinary meetings.




- The completion of accurate and timely discharge summaries, progress reports ensuring General Practitioners are informed of any impending discharges, changes of medication and death.
- To assist Consultants in the development of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services.
- The completion of e-discharge summaries on a timely basis via the Clinical Workstation system.
- To actively participate in multi-disciplinary audit, clinical effectiveness/health gain initiatives and clinical governance, taking a lead in local clinical audit activities and developing research projects, as appropriate.

Working for our organisation Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring.

The Health

Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career.

The Health

Board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes.

We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

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