Trust Doctor (F1 Level) - General Surgery

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Job Overview

We are looking to appoint two hard working and enthusiastic F1 level doctors, to join the General Surgery team in the Carmarthenshire locality. The post is based at Glangwili General Hospital in Carmarthen, but there is an expectation to provide regular cover at Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli. 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.

The successful candidates will participate in providing, a service for General Surgery to the hospital and community so designated with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness with your Consultant.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to support the surgical registrars in assisting and managing patients being admitted through both emergency and elective pathways, monitoring and assessing patients during their pre and post operative hospital stay.

The candidate will also be able to assist in both the main theatre and day care unit. This will provide the fellow with a good exposure to a range of surgical procedures

There will be an expectation to participate in the on-call rota at Glangwili Hospital, covering emergency surgical admissions to A&E and providing care to surgical inpatients within the hospital.

The successful candidate will also be expected to support the elective pathway at Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli.

The successful candidate will form part of a clinical team working closely with other members in the specialty.

There is also an expectation to participate in regular audits and research, to promote evidence-based clinical practice.

Working for our organisation

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;
• Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
  

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

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