Job Description

The Health Board is fully committed to:

Work-life balance, job-sharing and flexibility Training & Education including a successful Consultant Development & Mentoring scheme Medical Appraisal & Revalidation for over 800 doctors

We are looking to recruit a motivated Consultant in Respiratory to join colleagues in a dynamic general medicine service within the Health Board in delivering and supporting the Welsh Government's vision for NHS Wales. This new appointment will join the team of established medical consultants working across Pembrokeshire and will have support to develop/maintain a specialist interest.



To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate) a service in General Medicine and support the development of sub-speciality interest to the hospital and community, so designated with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.



All clinical staff are accountable and responsible for their own clinical competence and should limit their actions to those for which they are deemed competent. Clinical staff are also required to comply with the requirements of their professional organisation regarding supervision.



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.



If you are a senior doctor wishing, looking for a change of scene, or if you think life in a rural general hospital in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK might suit you, we would like to hear from you for a non-obligation chat.



Information on the Health Board is provided with a full job description of this post. The health Board operates a No Smoking Policy and promotes equal opportunities.



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, inc luding our volunteers, through:



Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and With ybush 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 Re source 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 p roviders 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.

For full details of the role requirements please see attached and Person Specification for this vacancy.



Discussions around working pattern will take place during initial job planning, where preferences, requirements and options can be discussed and explored in full.