Consultant in Anaesthetics

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.

Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.

Benefit from an enhanced starting salary of £140,342, under the Consultant contract for Wales.

West Wales offers an outstanding quality of life, with access to beautiful coastline, national parks and rural countryside. Aberystwyth is a lively university town with a strong community feel, good local amenities and excellent opportunities for outdoor activities.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is looking to appoint a Consultant in Anaesthetics to join the established team at Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth. This post offers the opportunity to develop a sustainable consultant role within a supportive department, while benefit ting from an excellent work–life balance in West Wales.

Bronglais General Hospital provides acute services to Ceredigion and surrounding areas and plays a key role in the delivery of planned and unscheduled care. The Anaesthetics department is central to the hospital’s surgical and critical care services and is actively involved in service development and future planning.

We welcome applications from motivated consultants who are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and who wish to contribute to the ongoing development of anaesthetic services within Hywel Dda University Health Board.

In conjunction with consultant colleagues, the post holder will provide a comprehensive anaesthesia service for general, orthopaedic, gynaecological, obstetric and ophthalmic surgery, covering both elective and urgent activity.

Theatre sessions are available across a variety of specialties and will be agreed with the successful applicant, taking into account service requirements and individual sub‑specialty interests.

The department operates a fully flexible consultant rota, including elective theatre lists, urgent surgery and trauma lists, and daytime ICU sessions. Consultants provide resident on‑call cover for theatres and ICU during both day and night periods, supported by a second on‑call consultant from home, seven days a week.

On‑call duties attract a band 3 supplement and are provided on a rolling rota specific to Bronglais General Hospital.

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…