# Consultant in Anaesthetics > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hywel Dda University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-anaesthetics/53a4a306-70ae-4363-ae1a-f274b602ef1b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-anaesthetics/53a4a306-70ae-4363-ae1a-f274b602ef1b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hywel Dda University Health Board - **Location:** Bronglais Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £114,099 - £166,585 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (10 sessions) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-11T15:00:43.915Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Carmarthenshire/Aberystwyth/Hywel_Dda_University_Health_Board/Anaesthetics/Anaesthetics-v8222451 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8222451?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://hduhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview West Wales offers an outstanding quality of life, with access to beautiful coastline, national parks and rural countryside. Aberystwyth is a lively university town with a strong community feel, good local amenities and excellent opportunities for outdoor activities. Hywel Dda University Health Board is looking to appoint a Consultant in Anaesthetics to join the established team at Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth. This post offers the opportunity to develop a sustainable consultant role within a supportive department, while benefitting from an excellent work–life balance in West Wales. Bronglais General Hospital provides acute services to Ceredigion and surrounding areas and plays a key role in the delivery of planned and unscheduled care. The Anaesthetics department is central to the hospital’s surgical and critical care services and is actively involved in service development and future planning. We welcome applications from motivated consultants who are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and who wish to contribute to the ongoing development of anaesthetic services within Hywel Dda University Health Board. ### Main duties of the job In conjunction with consultant colleagues, the post holder will provide a comprehensive anaesthesia service for general, orthopaedic, gynaecological, obstetric and ophthalmic surgery, covering both elective and urgent activity. Theatre sessions are available across a variety of specialties and will be agreed with the successful applicant, taking into account service requirements and individual sub-specialty interests. The department operates a fully flexible consultant rota, including elective theatre lists, urgent surgery and trauma lists, and daytime ICU sessions. Consultants provide resident on-call cover for theatres and ICU during both day and night periods, supported by a second on-call consultant from home, seven days a week. On-call duties attract a band 3 supplement and are provided on a rolling rota specific to Bronglais General Hospital. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy. Discussions around working pattern will take place during initial job planning, where preferences, requirements and options can be discussed and explored in full. Hywel Dda University Health Board is committed to providing healthcare services that are patient-centric, ensuring that our community receives the best possible care. We value inclusivity and foster a workplace culture that embraces diversity and supports every individual’s contribution towards a welcoming healthcare environment. We welcome applications from all sections of society and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Please see the below links for useful videos relating to this vacancy: - Hywel Dda 3 Counties - https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY - Lifestyle in Wales - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgt03XPT6RQ - Medical Leadership in Hywel Dda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLioZyqIpwk&t=33s - Virtual Tour - https://youtu.be/mVLrJAcfM_c ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Welsh language skills are desirable ## Person Specification ### 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. ### Safeguarding **Essential** - Demonstrates knowledge of safeguarding requirements and takes appropriate responsibility. - Evidence of applying appropriate equality and diversity legislation. ### 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. ### 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. ### Skills and Attributes **Essential** - Ability to work autonomously and be responsible for actions. - Ability to work flexibly. - Ability to remain calm whilst working under pressure. - Undertake responsibility for leading and supervising a team. - Excellent interpersonal skills and team-working skills. ### 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. ### 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, Intensive Care Medicine, 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). ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2373) - [occupational health form (pdf, 712.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10531225) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 278.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2383) - [job description & person specification - welsh (pdf, 624.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10531224) - [job description & person specification - english (pdf, 624.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10531228) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.