Respiratory Consultant

Title: Respiratory Consultant

Location: Haverfordwest United Kingdom

Main area

Respiratory

Grade

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Part time - 18.75 hours per week (5 sessions)

Job ref

100-MED-WGH-200-C

Site

Withybush General Hospital

Town

Haverfordwest

Salary

£110,240 - £160,951 per annum pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

onsite

Part time

Job Description:

Main area Respiratory Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 18.75 hours per week (5 sessions) Job ref 100-MED-WGH-200-C

Site Withybush General Hospital Town Haverfordwest Salary £110,240 - £160,951 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 14/12/2025 23:59

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.

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Job overview

The Health Board is fully committed to:

• Work-life balance, job-sharing and flexibility
• Training & Education including a successful Consultant Development & Mentoring scheme
• Medical Appraisal & Revalidation for over 800 doctors

We are looking to recruit a motivated Consultant in Respiratory to join colleagues in a dynamic general medicine service within the Health Board in delivering and supporting the Welsh Government's vision for NHS Wales. This new appointment will join the team of established medical consultants working across Pembrokeshire and will have support to develop/maintain a specialist interest.

Main duties of the job

To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate) a service in General Medicine and support the development of sub-speciality interest to the hospital and community, so designated with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.

All clinical staff are accountable and responsible for their own clinical competence and should limit their actions to those for which they are deemed competent. Clinical staff are also required to comply with the requirements of their professional organisation regarding supervision.

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.

If you are a senior doctor wishing, looking for a change of scene, or if you think life in a rural general hospital in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK might suit you, we would like to hear from you for a non-obligation chat.

Information on the Health Board is provided with a full job description of this post. The health Board operates a No Smoking Policy and promotes equal opportunities.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
• Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
• 48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
• Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
• Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.

Discussions around working pattern will take place during initial job planning, where preferences, requirements and options can be discussed and explored in full.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
• On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT due within 6 months of interview date
• Or CESR or equivalent European Qualifications for Specialist Registration
• MRCP

Desirable criteria

• Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• Broad based experience in General Internal Medicine and respiratory
• Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
• Knowledge and participation in CPD
• Expertise in General Internal Medicine

Desirable criteria

• Experience of NHS
• Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
• Evidence of above average performance
• Additional clinical qualification(s)

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of risk management
• Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process

Research

Essential criteria

• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
• Research Degree

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and resident doctors

Desirable criteria

• Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
• "Training the Trainers" experience

Management

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of management training