Job Description

We are looking to appoint motivated consultant laparoscopic general surgeons with a specialist interest in Upper GI. These are dual location posts between Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen and Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest. The out of hour on-call for emergency general surgery will take place at Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest and the frequency is a 1:4.
For the posts we require experienced surgeons who are able to manage the spectrum of surgical problems encountered in a rural district general hospital. The successful applicants will have wide experience in General Surgery and colorectal with laparoscopic skills. There are two permanent posts available.
The posts are offered on the amended terms of the Consultant Contract Wales on an optional whole time 37.5 hour working week, 10 sessions.
Main duties of the job

• To ensure the provision and delivery of a quality and safe clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to all junior 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 health board's service plans
• To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty or the Health board
• Core clinical expertise in General Surgery
• Endoscopy and Laparoscopic Upper GI Surgery
• Leadership and team building skills as well as working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams
• To support the scheduled care directorate in meeting referral to treatment ministerial targets and SCP (standard cancer pathway) targets
• Delivering care in the community alongside primary health care and social care teams
• You are expected to maintain your professional development for revalidation
• A teaching and training role for medical undergraduates and postgraduates
• Educational Supervisor role to Junior and SAS Level medical staff
• To undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence based medicine
• You are expected to maintain your professional development for revalidation
• A teaching and training role for medical undergraduates and postgraduates

About us
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: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion and 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) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the role requirements please see attached and Person Specification for this vacancy.
A provisional job plan is included in the and details will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate upon appointment, where preferences, requirements and options can be discussed and explored in full.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
• On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT due within 6 months of interview date
• Or Portfolio Pathway (CESR) or equivalent European Qualifications for Specialist Registration
• FRCS or qualification of an equivalent level

Desirable

• Relevant higher degree e.g. MD PhD MSc
• JAG accreditation

Clinical Experience
Essential

• Broad based experience in eg. General Surgery
• Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
• Knowledge and participation in CPD
• Competence in General Surgery, biliary and Laparoscopic Surgery
• ERCP and EUS

Desirable

• Experience of NHS
• Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
• Evidence of above average performance
• Additional clinical qualification(s)

Clinical Governance
Essential

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice

Desirable

• Knowledge of risk management
• Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process

Research
Essential

• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes

Desirable

• Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
• Research degree

Teaching
Essential

• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors

Desirable

• Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
• Training the Trainers experience

Management
Essential

• Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS

Desirable

• Evidence of management training

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