Consultant General Surgeon with interest in Upper GI

Job summary
You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales with an enhanced starting salary of £140,342.

Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen & Withybush General Hospital, HaverfordwestHywel Dda University Health Board

Job overview: We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our forward-thinking surgical team as a Consultant Laparoscopic General Surgeon with a specialist interest in Upper GI surgery.

This is a dual-site post:

• Base and emergency on-call at Glangwili General Hospital
• Elective surgical activity at Withybush General Hospital, home to a JAG-accredited Endoscopy Unit

We are seeking a motivated, dynamic consultant who enjoys working in a supportive rural district general hospital setting, delivering high-quality care across a broad range of general surgical conditions.

There is one permanent post available, offered under the Consultant Contract (Wales) with an optional 10-session (37.5 hours) working week.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:

• Deliver safe, high-quality clinical care across General Surgery, with a focus on Upper GI and laparoscopic surgery
• Participate in the emergency general surgery on-call rota (1:8)
• Undertake elective procedures at Withybush General Hospital, including within a JAG-accredited endoscopy service
• Provide clinical leadership and supervision to junior medical staff
• Contribute to a multidisciplinary team environment, supporting service development and innovation
• Support delivery of RTT and Standard Cancer Pathway (SCP) targets
• Engage in teaching, training and educational supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate learners
• Participate in clinical audit, governance, and quality improvement initiatives
• Work collaboratively with primary care and community teams to enhance patient pathways
• Maintain continuing professional development and revalidation requirements

About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

Job responsibilities
About you: You will be:

• An experienced General Surgeon with strong laparoscopic skills
• Competent in managing a broad spectrum of general surgery procedures
• Skilled in Upper GI surgery and endoscopy
• Passionate about teaching, mentoring, and service development
• A collaborative team player with excellent leadership and communication skills
• Committed to delivering care in a patient-centred, innovative rural healthcare setting

Why join Hywel Dda UHB?

• Work across hospital sites with varied and rewarding clinical exposure
• Be part of a friendly, close-knit surgical team with strong MDT collaboration
• Access a JAG-accredited endoscopy unit, supporting high-quality procedural work
• Enjoy the work-life balance of West Wales, with outstanding coastline and countryside

Opportunities to contribute to service development, teaching and research

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

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

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Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential

• Full registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council.
• On the GMC Specialist Register (including via Portfolio Pathway (CESR)/European Community Rights) or will have CCT due within six months of interview date.
• Valid Certified Advanced Life Support.
• Where a sub-specialty interest is required sub-specialty training should be to a level appropriate for UK consultant sub-specialist practice - fellowship or equivalent level experience.

Desirable

• Additional Higher qualification(s).

Clinical Experience
Essential

• Broad based experience within the specialty area.
• Able to demonstrate core competencies and clinical skills relevant to the post.
• Experience of leading a team.

Desirable

• Previous experience working in the UK or NHS.

Research and Scholarship
Essential

• Demonstrates knowledge of current research and best practice in the specialty area.
• Evidence of keeping up to date with current research and best practice.
• Evidence of locating and using clinical guidelines appropriately.
• Evidence of communicating and interpreting research evidence in a meaningful way

Desirable

• Active participation in research.

Clinical Governance
Essential

• Understanding of the role of Clinical Governance.
• Participation in clinical audit (or quality improvement project) and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice.
• Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process.

Desirable

• Knowledge of risk management.

Safeguarding
Essential

• Demonstrates knowledge of safeguarding requirements and takes appropriate responsibility.
• Evidence of applying appropriate equality and diversity legislation.

Other
Desirable

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Teaching
Essential

• Ability to critically assess learning requirements for self and others.
• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching all staff groups.
• Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff.

Desirable

• Teaching qualification.

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).

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.

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).