Respiratory Consultant

Overview

The Health Board is committed to work-life balance, flexible working, and staff training. We are recruiting a motivated Consultant in Respiratory to join a dynamic general medicine service within the Health Board, supporting the Welsh Government's vision for NHS Wales. The appointment will join an established team of medical consultants covering Pembrokeshire and will have support to develop or 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 a sub-specialty interest for the hospital and community, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.
• All clinical staff are accountable for their own clinical competence and should limit their actions to those for which they are 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 cooperation 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 seeking a change of surroundings or life in a rural general hospital, 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.

About Us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and surrounding areas. Our staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disability services for around 384,000 people across a large region of Wales, in partnership with local authorities and public, private and voluntary sectors.

Details

Date posted: 16 February 2026

Pay scheme:
Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade:
Consultant

Salary: £110,240 to £160,951 a year per annum pro rata

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Part-time

Reference number: 100-MED-WGH-200-F

Job locations:
Withybush General Hospital, Fishguard Road, Haverfordwest, SA61 2PZ

Job Description

Job 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

Essential

• Full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council.
• On the GMC Specialist Register (including via Portfolio Pathway (CESR)/European Community Rights) or will have CCT due within six months of interview date.
• Valid Certified Advanced Life Support.
• Where a sub-specialty interest is required, sub-specialty training should be at a level appropriate for UK consultant sub-specialist practice - fellowship or equivalent level experience.

Desirable

• Additional Higher qualification(s).

Essential

• Broad-based experience within the specialty area.
• Able to demonstrate core competencies and clinical skills relevant to the post.
• Experience of leading a team.

Desirable

• Previous experience working in the UK or NHS.

Teaching

Essential

• Ability to critically assess learning requirements for self and others.
• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching all staff groups.
• Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff.

Desirable

• Teaching qualification.

Research and Scholarship

Essential

• Demonstrates knowledge of current research and best practice in the specialty area.
• Evidence of keeping up to date with current research and best practice.
• Evidence of locating and using clinical guidelines appropriately.
• Evidence of communicating and interpreting research evidence in a meaningful way.

Desirable

• Active participation in research.

Clinical Governance

Essential

• Understanding of the role of Clinical Governance.
• Participation in clinical audit or quality improvement projects and understanding the role of audit in improving medical practice.
• Knowledge of annual job planning and appraisal review process.

Desirable

• Knowledge of risk management.

Safeguarding

Essential

• Demonstrates knowledge of safeguarding requirements and takes appropriate responsibility.
• Evidence of applying equality and diversity legislation.

Other

Desirable

• Welsh Speaker (Level
  1) Listening/Speaking: basic phrases and greetings; reading and writing basics related to job context.

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to work autonomously and be responsible for actions.
• Ability to work flexibly.
• Ability to remain calm while working under pressure.
• Take responsibility for leading and supervising a team.
• Excellent interpersonal and team-working skills.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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