Specialty Doctor in General Surgery

Job overview

Join our General Surgery team and play a key role in delivering high-quality surgical care to patients across Hywel Dda University Health Board. This post offers the opportunity to work within a supportive and collaborative clinical environment, providing both elective and emergency surgical services to local communities.

The successful candidate will contribute to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of surgical conditions, working closely with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team to ensure patients receive safe, effective and person-centred care. You will take part in a 1:4 emergency rota, supporting the delivery of a responsive 24-hour surgical service. Consultant support is available on-site during normal working hours and off-site out of hours.

Working alongside experienced surgical, medical, nursing and allied health professional colleagues, you will help deliver excellent patient care while building strong relationships with patients, families and carers, ensuring they remain informed and involved throughout their treatment journey.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities will include:

• Participating in the delivery and development of a comprehensive General Surgery service.
• Undertaking acute patient assessment, investigation and treatment within General Surgery.
• Contributing to the provision of emergency surgical care through participation in the on-call rota.
• Providing effective clinical leadership and working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure the highest standards of patient care.
• Supporting the development of teaching, training and research across the organisation.
• Working closely with clinical, managerial and professional colleagues to deliver safe, effective and efficient healthcare services.
• Participating in audit activity, quality improvement initiatives and postgraduate teaching programmes.
• Maintaining accurate, clear and timely clinical records and ensuring effective communication across clinical teams.
• Monitoring and responding to patient feedback and experience measures to support continuous service improvement.
• Promoting and delivering evidence-based clinical practice to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients.
• As part of the General Surgery team, you will contribute to the continued development of a high-quality, patient-focused surgical service, providing assessment, treatment and ongoing management for patients presenting with a broad range of acute and elective surgical conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

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