Job summary We are looking to recruit a Locum Consultant in General Surgery. This is a fixed term post for 6 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 emergency and elective General Surgical services with specialty/special interests in breast, colorectal, upper Gastrointestinal and Endoscopy. The main purpose of this role is to cover the emergency on call rota at Withybush General Hospital. To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate) a service for General Surgery, with the support of developing a sub-speciality interest to the hospitals and community so designated with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness. 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 Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams 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. 2 sessions are allocated to covering the General Surgery on call 1 in 5 rota at Withybush 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 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 Date posted 05 November 2024 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Consultant Salary £105,401 a year per annum Contract Fixed term Duration 6 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 100-MED-WGH-174-L Job locations Withbushy General Hospital Fishguard Road Haverfordwest SA61 2PZ Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description for a full and comprehensive list of the main responsibilities of this role. Please find below links to some useful information: https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY https://youtu.be/Xb5ksZWmXm8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?vVgt03XPT6RQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?vjLioZyqIpwk&t33s Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description for a full and comprehensive list of the main responsibilities of this role. Please find below links to some useful information: https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY https://youtu.be/Xb5ksZWmXm8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?vVgt03XPT6RQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?vjLioZyqIpwk&t33s Person Specification Qualifications Essential Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice FRCS General Surgery Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills Desirable Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. 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 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 Additional clinical qualification(s) Competence in General Surgery, biliary and Laparoscopic Surgery 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 Person Specification Qualifications Essential Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice FRCS General Surgery Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills Desirable Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. 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 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 Additional clinical qualification(s) Competence in General Surgery, biliary and Laparoscopic Surgery 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 Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Hywel Dda University Health Board Address Withbushy General Hospital Fishguard Road Haverfordwest SA61 2PZ Employer's website https://hduhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)