Consultant General Surgeon interest in Upper GI

Job summary

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales with an enhanced starting salary of 140,342.Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen & Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest Hywel Dda University Health Board Job overview:
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our forward-thinking surgical team as a Consultant Laparoscopic General Surgeon with a specialist interest in Upper GI surgery.

This is a dual-site post:

Base and emergency on-call at Glangwili General Hospital Elective surgical activity at Withybush General Hospital, home to a JAG-accredited Endoscopy Unit We are seeking a motivated, dynamic consultant who enjoys working in a supportive rural district general hospital setting, delivering high-quality care across a broad range of general surgical conditions.

There is one permanent post available, offered under the Consultant Contract (Wales) with an optional 10-session (37.5 hours) working week.

Main duties of the jobThe successful candidate will:o Deliver safe, high-quality clinical care across General Surgery, with a focus on Upper GI and laparoscopic surgeryo Participate in the emergency general surgery on-call rota (1:8) o Undertake elective procedures at Withybush General Hospital, including within a JAG-accredited endoscopy serviceo Provide clinical leadership and supervision to junior medical staffo Contribute to a multidisciplinary team environment, supporting service development and innovationo Support delivery of RTT and Standard Cancer Pathway (SCP) targetso Engage in teaching, training and educational supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate learnerso Participate in clinical audit, governance, and quality improvement initiative so Work collaboratively with primary care and community teams to enhance patient pathwayso Maintain continuing professional development and revalidation requirements

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

Details

Date posted
07 October 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade Consultant Salary
140,342 to 166,585 a year

per annum

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference number
100-MED-GGH-387-DJob locations

Glangwili General Hospital/ Withybush General Hospital Dolgwili Road/ Fishguard Road Carmarthen/ HaverfordwestSA
31 2AF
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities

About you:

You will be:

An experienced General Surgeon with strong laparoscopic skills Competent in managing a broad spectrum of general surgery procedures Skilled in Upper GI surgery and endoscopy Passionate about teaching, mentoring, and…