Job summary
This is an opportunity to join a small friendly and welcoming international team of anaesthetists at Withybush General Hospital in West Wales. We provide anaesthetic services for operating lists, a critical care unit, an emergency department, resuscitation and inter-hospital transfer.
Our post would suit international candidates with significant anaesthesia & critical care experience seeking a soft landing in their first post in the UK. It would also appeal to candidates already working in the UK and who are seeking to settle in a long-term non-consultant career post in a beautiful part of the world.
Our department of 11 consultants, 1 associate specialist and 15 specialty doctors provides anaesthesia in a modern suite of 5 theatres and a 9-bedded critical care unit that combines high dependency and intensive care. The surgical specialties served are general surgery, orthopaedics and trauma, and gynaecology. The hospital emergency department receives adult emergency medical & surgical admissions and has a paediatric minor injuries unit. We do not have obstetric anaesthesia duties.
Main duties of the job
This post serves the elective theatres, an emergency on-call rota for theatres and the critical care unit and facilitates inter-hospital road and air transfers.
Daytime work is supervised by resident consultants. Out-of-hours specialty doctors are part of a resident multi-disciplinary emergency team with a consultant available for telephone advice and will attend any complex cases and if the specialty doctor requires support. Our specialty doctors and consultants support the training of interns and medical students from Swansea and Cardiff University.
We use a rolling rota system in which each doctor works through an eight-week cycle before starting again at week 1. The rota is designed to provide a good work-life balance. All our specialty doctors work flexibly helping each other by swapping duties when needed.
While the NHS does not require any doctor to work more than an average of 10 sessions per week all our current specialty doctors choose to work a 13-session week which suits our rota structure. (This comprises an average of 10.7 sessions of direct clinical care, 1 session of supporting professional/administration activity and 1.25 sessions for prospective cover of colleague's annual & study leave)
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
- Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
- Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
- Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
- 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
- Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
Job description
Job 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 whoare able tocommunicate 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 requirementsduring the course ofyour employment with us.
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Job description
Job 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 whoare able tocommunicate 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 requirementsduring the course ofyour employment with us.
https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY https://youtu.be/Xb5ksZWmXm8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgt03XPT6RQ https://youtu.be/fp100QsjygM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLioZyqIpwk&t=33s https://youtu.be/mETORurxSBU
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- oFull GMC Registration and Licence to Practice.
- oValid Certified Advanced Life Support.
Desirable
- oAdditional clinical qualification(s).
- oEvidence of working towards membership of the Royal College.
Clinical Governance
Essential
- oParticipation in clinical audit (or quality improvement project) and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice.
Desirable
- oKnowledge of risk management.
- oKnowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process.
Experience
Essential
- oShall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
- oAble to demonstrate core competencies and clinical skills relevant to the post.
Desirable
- oAble to demonstrate evidence of leading a team.
- oNHS Experience.
Teaching
Essential
- oWillingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff.
Desirable
- oEvidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and resident doctors.
Other
Essential
- oAbility to travel between sites in a timely manner.
- oFlexible approach to the needs of the service.
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- oFull GMC Registration and Licence to Practice.
- oValid Certified Advanced Life Support.
Desirable
- oAdditional clinical qualification(s).
- oEvidence of working towards membership of the Royal College.
Clinical Governance
Essential
- oParticipation in clinical audit (or quality improvement project) and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice.
Desirable
- oKnowledge of risk management.
- oKnowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process.
Experience
Essential
- oShall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
- oAble to demonstrate core competencies and clinical skills relevant to the post.
Desirable
- oAble to demonstrate evidence of leading a team.
- oNHS Experience.
Teaching
Essential
- oWillingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff.
Desirable
- oEvidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and resident doctors.
Other
Essential
- oAbility to travel between sites in a timely manner.
- oFlexible approach to the needs of the service.
Desirable
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
