OUR VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS
We expect everyone that works for the Health Board, regardless of their role, to share and uphold our values in all that they do:
Caring for each other - in every human contact in all of our communities and each of our hospitals.
Working together - as patients, families, carers, staff and communities so that we always put patients first
Always improving - so that we are at our best for every patient and for each other.
Job overview
Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.
We have an exciting opportunity for a LAS ST Higher to join the department of General Surgery with a subspecialty in Breast, to commence on 6th August 2025 until 3rd February 2026 only. This post is normal working day only and NO on calls at Morriston Hospital.
Post is vacant from 6th August 2025 until 3rd February 2026 only as covering a vacant training grade post.
The Department of General Surgery is led by a Clinical Director supported by two Clinical Leads, Head of Nursing and General Managers. The Department forms part of the Integrated Surgical Services Group, which includes Pancreatic, Bariatric, Oesophageal, Colorectal, Endocrine, Vascular, Urology and Head and Neck Services.
We have close links with Swansea University and other University College partners in South Wales especially in the areas of research & development and multi-professional teaching.
We place great emphasis on continuous professional development and will actively support you in the development and achievement of personal goals.
Main duties of the job
You will provide a clinical service in conjunction with your colleagues under the direction of a Consultant Surgeon, which will include the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.
You will be required to contribute to the general surgical inpatients, day cases and out patients, with an appropriate level of consultant supervision according to your level of experience.
You will provide advice to clinicians in hospital and primary care, originating either from telephone calls or ward referrals.
Morriston Hospital offers a comprehensive range of services, including specialist services serving the local population. These services are supported by critical care facilities, which include a 28 bed general ITU and HDU, a cardiac ITU and HDU, a plastic surgery ITU and HDU and a full range of high quality diagnostic and therapeutic services. The hospital component encompasses a Coronary Care Unit, several General Medical specialties, a well-developed Trauma and Orthopaedic service & a range of General Surgical specialties.
Working for our organisation
Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.
The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.
Swansea is Wales' second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and Swansea.com stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City Football Club.
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 and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. MBBS
2. 4 years full time postgraduate training or fixed term specialty training in relevant specialty
3. Successful completion of MRCS by offer date
4. GMC registered with licence to practise from start date
Desirable criteria
5. Further degree / diploma
Experience
Essential criteria
6. •Have completed the relevant competencies in General Surgery as described in the Core Surgical Training curriculum.
Desirable criteria
7. •Less than 72 months’ experience in General Surgery at CT/ST level (not including foundation modules)
8. •Have completed a minimum of 12 months experience in elective general surgery including a minimum of 12 months on call for emergency general surgery – can include a redeployment due to Covid during this time
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
9. •Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems.
10. •Ability to prioritise clinical need.
11. •Demonstrates appropriate technical and clinical competence and evidence of the development of diagnostic skills and clinical judgement.
Desirable criteria
12. •Has evidence of training in basic surgical skills and trauma management/critical surgical care
Research, Audit and Quality Improvement:
Essential criteria
13. •Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management and evidence-based practice.
14. •Understanding of basic research principles, methodology and ethics, with a potential to contribute to research.
15. •Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable criteria
16. •Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, e.g., degrees (not including intercalated BSc or ‘Honorary’ MA), prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
17. •Evidence of participation in risk management and/or clinical/laboratory research
18. •Evidence of knowledge of the principles of audit and skills in audit design, performance and implementation
Teaching
Essential criteria
19. •Evidence of contributing to teaching and learning of others
Desirable criteria
20. •Evidence of knowledge of principles of adult education and effective design and delivery of teaching and learning
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
21. Communication skills
22. Problem solving and decision making
23. Managing others and team involvement
24. Organisation and planning
25. Values
Commitment to specialty – learning and personal development
Essential criteria
26. •Shows realistic insight into General Surgery and the personal demands of a commitment to surgery.
27. •Demonstrates knowledge of training programme and commitment to own development
28. •Shows critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition, commitment to self-directed learning and a reflective/analytical approach to practice
Desirable criteria
29. •Achievements relevant to general surgery, including elective or other experience.
30. •Attendance at, or participation in, national, international, departmental, regional and online meetings relevant to general surgery
31. •Evidence of participation in extracurricular activities/achievements relevant to surgery throughout career progression e.g., membership of relevant surgical bodies/societies, attendance at relevant courses/conference, surgical elective, logbook and undergraduate/postgraduate surgical projects etc.
Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
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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 not necessary