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    Locum Consultant General Surgeon, Specialist interest in Upper GI - Carmarthen, United Kingdom - Hywel Dda University Health Board

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

    3 weeks ago

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    Job summary

    We are looking to recruit a locum consultant in general surgery, with a subspecialty interest in upper gastrointestinal surgery. This is a fixed term post for 12 months. The successful candidate will be joining a Health Board wide compliment of 19 Consultants, 13 substantive and 6 NHS locum consultants. This team is responsible for the provision of General Surgical services with specialty/special interests in breast, colorectal, upper Gastrointestinal and Endoscopy.

    This appointment is health board wide, with your principal place of employment being Glangwili General Hospital, although other working locations including off site working may be necessary and will form part of your agreed job plan.

    Main duties of the job

    Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:- 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. 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. Your job plan with consist of 10 sessions and will include Theatre, Endoscopy, Outpatients, Administration, SPA and Teaching between Glangwili and Prince Philip Hospitals. 2 sessions are allocated to covering the General Surgery on call 1 in 8 rota at Glangwili Hospital.

    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 12,000 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 (six 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 Job Description 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.

    Please see the below links for useful videos relating to this vacancy:

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    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
  • FRCS Gen Surgery
  • Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
  • Desirable

  • Appropriate Higher Degree MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
  • On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT due ) within 6 months of interview date Or CESR or equivalent European Qualifications for Specialist Registration
  • Clinical Experience

    Essential

  • Broad based experience in general and emergency surgery
  • Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
  • Knowledge and participation in CPD
  • Competence in colorectal surgery
  • Expertise general surgery
  • Able to apply knowledge
  • Safe and effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Knowledge and experience of communicating bad news
  • Meet the requirement of the GMC's "Good Medical Practice"
  • Desirable

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

    Essential

  • Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
  • Comprehension of core philosophy and building blocks of Clinical Governance
  • 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
  • Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
  • Desirable

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

    Essential

  • Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
  • Willingness to participate in clinical management
  • Desirable

  • Evidence of management training


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