Locum Consultant in General Surgery

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Update day: 13-05-2024

Location: Haverfordwest Wales

Category: Consulting / Customer Service IT - Software Sales

Industry: Hospitals

Position: Director

Job type: Full-time

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To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate) a service in General Surgery and supporting the development of sub-speciality interest to the hospitals and community so designated with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness. This appointment is offered for a fixed term period, as per details in the advert, and your principal place of employment being Withybush General Hospital, although other working locations including off site working may be necessary and will form part of your agreed job plan. This will be subject to change as the Health Board’s clinical requirements are amended to meet the needs of the service/patients.Main duties of the jobTo ensure the provision and delivery of a first class clinical service - To provide effective leadership to all 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 - Experience and knowledge of running a sub specialty service - 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 - Participating in CPD including Audit -You are expected to maintain your professional development for Revalidation -A Teaching and Training Role for medical undergraduates and postgraduates -Educational and Clinical Supervisor role to Junior and Middle Grade Medical Staff -To undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence based medicine.About UsHywel 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
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.Job DescriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease refer to the attached Job Description for a full and comprehensive list of the main responsibilities of this role.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • 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
EssentialClinical Experience
  • 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 GovernanceEssential
  • 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
ResearchEssential
  • 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
TeachingEssential
  • 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
ManagementEssential
  • Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
  • Willingness to participate in clinical management
Desirable
  • Evidence of management training
BMJ Ref: BMJ-112344/100-MED-WGH-124-L
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Deadline: 27-06-2024

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