Consultant General Surgery: Upper GI, Day Case Surgery and Cancer

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Job summary

The General Surgery Directorate is looking for an enthusiastic colleague to join their team of 8 UGI consultants, providing elective and emergency services for the population of Gwent across multiple hospital sites within the organisation, including on-call commitments at the Grange University Hospital, Cwmbran.

Main duties of the job

To maintain and develop subspecialty interests that compliments those of the department alongside the current team. Specific responsibilities of the post are listed in the next section . Specific responsibilities of the post are listed in the next section.

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 specialty
  • 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 specialty, the Medical Division or the Health Board

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Clinical Experience

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Clinical Governance

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Research

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Teaching

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Management

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Other Requirements

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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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Closing Date: 16 August 2026

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