Locum Consultant General Surgery Interest in Laparoscopic Colorectal

Job summary

We are looking to appoint a motivated Locum Consultant Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeon, the post is based at Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen with elective colorectal operating mainly taking place at Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli. This is a fixed term post for 12 months. The successful candidate will be joining a Health Board wide compliment of 22 Consultants, 12 substantive and 10 NHS locum consultants. This team is responsible for the provision of General Surgical services with specialty/special interests in breast, colorectal, upper Gastrointestinal and Endoscopy.

For the post we require experienced surgeons who are able to manage the spectrum of surgical problems encountered in a rural district General Hospital. The successful applicant will have wide experience in General Surgery and colorectal with laparoscopic skills.

Main duties of the job

To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate) a service for General Surgery and colorectal, 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.

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 conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the health board's service plans
• Core clinical expertise in General Surgery
• Endoscopy and Laparoscopic Lower GI Surgery
• Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams
• To support the scheduled care directorate in meeting referral to treatment ministerial targets and SCP (standard cancer pathway) targets
• 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 between Glangwili and Prince Philip Hospitals. 2 sessions are allocated to covering the General Surgery on call 1 in 8 rota at Glangwili 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;

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