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:
1. Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest
2. 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
3. 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
4. Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description for a full and comprehensive list of the main responsibilities of this role.
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Qualifications
Essential
5. Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
6. FRCS General Surgery
7. Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
Desirable
8. Appropriate Higher Degree MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
9. 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
10. Broad based experience in general and emergency surgery
11. Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
12. Knowledge and participation in CPD
13. Expertise general surgery
14. Able to apply knowledge
15. Safe and effective written and verbal communication skills
16. Knowledge and experience of communicating bad news
17. Meet the requirement of the GMC's "Good Medical Practice"
Desirable
18. Experience of NHS
19. Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
20. Evidence of above average performance
21. Additional clinical qualification(s)
22. Competence in General Surgery, biliary and Laparoscopic Surgery
Clinical Governance
Essential
23. Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
24. Comprehension of core philosophy and building blocks of Clinical Governance
Desirable
25. Knowledge of risk management
26. Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process
Research
Essential
27. Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
Desirable
28. Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
29. Research degree
Teaching
Essential
30. Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
31. Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
Desirable
32. Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
33. "Training the Trainers" experience
Management
Essential
34. Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
35. Willingness to participate in clinical management
Desirable
36. Evidence of management training