Consultant in General Surgery - Haverfordwest, United Kingdom - Hywel Dda University Health Board

Hywel Dda University Health Board
Hywel Dda University Health Board
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Haverfordwest, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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


Ensure the provision and delivery of a first class clinical service -To provide effective leadership to all 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 - Experience and knowledge of running a sub specialty service - Leadership and team building skills as well as working as part of a multidisciplinary team - Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams - Delivering care in the community alongside primary health care and social care teams - Participating in CPD including Audit.

You are expected to maintain your professional development for Revalidation. A Teaching and Training Role for medical undergraduates and postgraduates. Educational and Clinical Supervisor role to Junior and Middle Grade Medical Staff.

To undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence based medicine Your job plan with consist of 10 sessions and will include Theatre, Endoscopy, Outpatients, Administration, SPA and Teaching.

2 sessions are allocated to covering the General Surgery on call 1 in 5 rota at Withybush Hospital.


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.

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