Consultant General Surgeon, Benign Upper GI Sub Speciality Interest
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
This post will join the team of consultants responsible for the provision of General Surgical services to the University Health Board in Cwm Taf Morgannwg. The consultant will be based at Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant, but may be required to travel and work at other sites across the organisation. The post will be required to share with consultant colleagues in the responsibility of providing outpatient and inpatient services for the local population and in doing so, foster excellent working relationships within and outside the General Surgical department, including medical, nursing, secretarial and support staff, General Practitioners, and management teams. The new appointee will be supporting the upper GI MDT and will be one of the link surgeons responsible for referral of upper GI cancer patients to tertiary centre (Cardiff and Vale). The post will be part of the consultant on call rota on a 1:8 basis (1:8 Royal Glamorgan Hospital, 1:8 Princess of Wales Hospital) with a 10-session job plan with enhanced payment for the on-call commitment. Will be encouraged to develop special interests complementary to the existing Upper GI consultants and should be competent in both open and laparoscopic approaches. Expected to work within a team of consultants providing specialist care for patients with emergency general, urgent and elective UGI disease. Experience and training of a CCT accredited doctor on the Specialist Register. Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for a Consultant General Surgeon, Benign Upper GI Sub Speciality Interest. The successful candidate will join the existing General Surgical Department at Royal Glamorgan Hospital. The post will have a flexible session programme with a general surgical emergency 'on call' commitment 1:8. The post has been created to provide benign Upper GI service with emergency surgery. The successful applicant will be expected to cover a week on call as part of the emergency surgeon role and will be expected to provide Upper GI services during their non on call weeks. Clinical Sessions include: Theatre Sessions Ward Rounds Pre Operative Assessment Post Operative Assessment On-call Supporting Professional Activity: Research Clinical Audit and Risk Management Administration Education and training. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. The interview dates are Feb 12th & Feb 18th 2025. About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We live by our core values: We listen, learn and improve We treat everyone with respect We all work together as one team We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve. Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents. Person Specification
Qualifications
MBChB/MBBS or equivalent FRCS GMC Registered Experience & Training
Evidence of ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients undergoing Surgery Evidence of high level of skill in teaching medical, nursing and other professional colleagues in formal and informal modes Evidence of active involvement in risk management. Evidence of personal involvement in management and administrative roles in health care Knowledge
Academic achievements / evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications in peer reviewed journals or thesis Disposition
Good communication and empathy skills with patients Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload Ability to cope with stressful situations including clinical crises Ability to prioritise and organise workload, co-ordinate staff and lead a team Evidence of a clear understanding of principles and practice of involving patients in all aspects of care Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
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Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
This post will join the team of consultants responsible for the provision of General Surgical services to the University Health Board in Cwm Taf Morgannwg. The consultant will be based at Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant, but may be required to travel and work at other sites across the organisation. The post will be required to share with consultant colleagues in the responsibility of providing outpatient and inpatient services for the local population and in doing so, foster excellent working relationships within and outside the General Surgical department, including medical, nursing, secretarial and support staff, General Practitioners, and management teams. The new appointee will be supporting the upper GI MDT and will be one of the link surgeons responsible for referral of upper GI cancer patients to tertiary centre (Cardiff and Vale). The post will be part of the consultant on call rota on a 1:8 basis (1:8 Royal Glamorgan Hospital, 1:8 Princess of Wales Hospital) with a 10-session job plan with enhanced payment for the on-call commitment. Will be encouraged to develop special interests complementary to the existing Upper GI consultants and should be competent in both open and laparoscopic approaches. Expected to work within a team of consultants providing specialist care for patients with emergency general, urgent and elective UGI disease. Experience and training of a CCT accredited doctor on the Specialist Register. Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for a Consultant General Surgeon, Benign Upper GI Sub Speciality Interest. The successful candidate will join the existing General Surgical Department at Royal Glamorgan Hospital. The post will have a flexible session programme with a general surgical emergency 'on call' commitment 1:8. The post has been created to provide benign Upper GI service with emergency surgery. The successful applicant will be expected to cover a week on call as part of the emergency surgeon role and will be expected to provide Upper GI services during their non on call weeks. Clinical Sessions include: Theatre Sessions Ward Rounds Pre Operative Assessment Post Operative Assessment On-call Supporting Professional Activity: Research Clinical Audit and Risk Management Administration Education and training. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. The interview dates are Feb 12th & Feb 18th 2025. About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We live by our core values: We listen, learn and improve We treat everyone with respect We all work together as one team We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve. Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents. Person Specification
Qualifications
MBChB/MBBS or equivalent FRCS GMC Registered Experience & Training
Evidence of ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients undergoing Surgery Evidence of high level of skill in teaching medical, nursing and other professional colleagues in formal and informal modes Evidence of active involvement in risk management. Evidence of personal involvement in management and administrative roles in health care Knowledge
Academic achievements / evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications in peer reviewed journals or thesis Disposition
Good communication and empathy skills with patients Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload Ability to cope with stressful situations including clinical crises Ability to prioritise and organise workload, co-ordinate staff and lead a team Evidence of a clear understanding of principles and practice of involving patients in all aspects of care Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
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