Specialty Doctor in General Surgery

4 weeks ago

Haverfordwest, United Kingdom Hywel Dda University Health Board Full time

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced specialty doctor in general surgery to join a dynamic, busy surgical department at Withybush General Hospital. The post is fixed term for 12 months.

This post comes during a period of Health Board-wide service reviews, this is an exciting time to contribute to a comprehensive reconfiguration of health services in West Wales. The aim is to provide a spectrum of flexible and responsive surgical services across the Health Board. The post holder would be an integral part of delivering this vision along with other surgical colleagues within the department.

Main duties of the job

To participate in providing elective and emergency General Surgery services to the hospital and community with a responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness with your Consultant.

To provide effective leadership to all junior staff engaged in the specialty.

To participate, sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate. We have a highly successful peer mentoring programme, in which you are encouraged to take an active part.

To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Health Board's service plans.

Applicants should demonstrate experience and knowledge of contributing to a sub specialty service, Colorectal Surgery Leadership and team building skills as well as working as part of a multidisciplinary team Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams

To undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence based medicine

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.

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:o Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;o 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;o 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;o Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;o 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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC Registration -Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills -ATLS/PALS/ ALS 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least 2 of which in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty MRCS/FRCS

Clinical Experience

Essential

-Broad based experience in General Surgery -Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent) -Knowledge and participation in CPD

Desirable

-Experience of NHS -Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service -Additional clinical qualification(s)

Clinical Governance

Essential

-Evidence of participation in clinical audit

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