Job overview
This is a full-time post joining a team of Consultants responsible for the provision of general (gastrointestinal) specialty services to the Health Board.
The majority of these surgeons have sessions in both Morriston and Singleton Hospitals, but all major surgery and emergency intake occur on the Morriston site.
Swansea provides elective and emergency general surgical services to Swansea and the Neath/Port Talbot area which amounts to a population of around 400,000.
The well-established colorectal unit has a National reputation providing local and regional services.
Swansea is the sub-regional pancreatic surgical service, which undertakes pancreatic resection for the whole of South Wales and takes referrals of complex pancreatitis patients.
Swansea has the only accredited NHS bariatric centre in the whole of Wales.
SBUHB are reconfiguring services in line with the South Wales Programme review of services, to ensure they remain safe and sustainable in the future. This post is based at Morriston Hospital, but will involve working at other locations within the Health Board. We reserve the right to transfer you, following consultation, to any of its locations, in accordance with the needs of the service. In such circumstances, a change of base may carry an entitlement to excess travel payments.
Main duties of the job
To provide a clinical service which will include the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.
Working with consultant colleagues and the multi-professional team you will have continuing responsibility for the well-being of all patients under your care; allowing for proper delegation to, and training of staff. You are encouraged to consider how services can be improved and to report any concerns about safety.
You will be required to maintain a licence to practice through revalidation, to undergo satisfactory annual appraisal using the all Wales online Medical Appraisal Scheme (“MARS”) and to formulate a Personal Development Plan, in conjunction with the Clinical lead, to identify training and development needs. You will also be required to undergo a job plan review at least annually
You will participate in the 1 in 16 on call rota at the Morriston Hospital, with prospective cover. In exceptional circumstances it may also be necessary to undertake duties at other locations with the Health Board.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Effective leadership; ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
- Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff, take time to listen, understand and involve people; receptive to appropriate change (”Working Together”)
- Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives and staff; communicate openly and honestly and explain things clearly (“Caring for each other”)
- Clinical skills in General and Upper GI surgery
Desirable
- Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service (“Always Improving”)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff (”Working Together”)
- Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service (“Always Improving”)
- Evidence of teaching and training of post/undergraduate clinical staff
- Experience of high volume emergency general surgery
Desirable
- Experience of research and publication
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the GMC
- Licensed to practice
- On Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in General Surgery or eligible for CCT within 6 months of date of interview and have passed exit exam or a statement of eligibility for registration issued by PMETB or a primary medical qualification and recognized specialist qualification from a European Member State which will allow direct entry to the GMC Specialist Register
- FRCS
Desirable
- Further relevant degree/diploma
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This advert is for Consultant Upper Gastrointestinal General Surgeon with Swansea Bay University Health Board in Swansea, Swansea, Wales. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor General Surgery role. The advertised salary is £114,099 - £166,585 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Aug 2026.
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