Consultant Colorectal Surgeon with an interest in IBD

Job summary

Applications are invited for a full time Consultant Colorectal Surgeon with an interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, based at the Royal Gwent Hospital Hospital. This is a new post.

The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic team of surgeons within the division of General Surgery and will be required to be part of the General Surgery on-call rota. Training in the management of all aspects of emergency general surgery is essential.

Organisation of colorectal surgical services within the Health Board are based on the following:

8 Consultant Colorectal Surgeons (this appointment will bring this number to 9)

5 Specialist colorectal nurses.

1 Functional bowel nurse specialist

Main duties of the job

As a senior employee of the Health Board the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board's patients.

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:-

To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service

To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the speciality

To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate

To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies

To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Division's and Health Board's service plans

To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the speciality, the Medical Division or the Health Board

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy which opened in October 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.