Consultant in Upper GI and Emergency General Surgery

Integrated Care System; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Cardiff is seeking a Consultant in Upper GI and Emergency General Surgery. The position offers an opportunity to engage in both clinical duties and academic interests, with support for flexible working arrangements. Ideal candidates will have breadth of surgical training and effective communication skills.

Qualifications

• On GMC Specialist Register or Specialist Registrar with CCT due within 6 months.
• Broad training in General Surgery and experience in upper GI conditions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to day-to-day work of upper GI surgery department.
• Participate in emergency on-call and planned emergency operating lists.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Higher academic qualification e.g. MD or MS

On GMC Specialist Register for specialty

Job description

Go back Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Consultant in Upper GI and Emergency General Surgery

The closing date is 03 August 2025

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Upper GI and Emergency General Surgery, based at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.

Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.

Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary range for this post is £110,240 per annum to £160,951 per annum.

Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to contribute to the day-to-day work of the department of upper GI surgery and will have dedicated main theatre time, outpatient clinics and day surgery operating lists. Independent endoscopy accreditation would be of value. The appointee will participate in the unselected emergency on-call (currently 1:8 - lower GI and General), contribute to 'planned emergency operating lists' (SDEC lists) and will be expected and supported to develop a managerial / teaching or clinical improvement role within emergency general or trauma surgery.

Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University's School of Medicine will be expected.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to contribute to the day-to-day work of the department of upper GI surgery and will have dedicated main theatre time, outpatient clinics and day surgery operating lists. Independent endoscopy accreditation would be of value. The appointee will participate in the unselected emergency on-call (currently 1:8 lower GI and General), contribute to planned emergency operating lists (SDEC lists) and will be expected and supported to develop a managerial / teaching or clinical improvement role within emergency general or trauma surgery.

Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff Universitys School of Medicine will be expected.

Please see Job description and Person specification attached for full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• On GMC Specialist Register for specialty* / Specialty Registrar with CCT due within 6 months of interview date (Note that Portfolio Pathway applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application)
• Higher academic qualification e.g. MD or MS

Experience

• Broad training and experience in General Surgery
• Training and independent operating experience in the diagnosis and treatment of the breath of benign and malignant upper GI conditions including minimal access surgery.
• Training and independent operating experience in general surgical emergencies
• Ability to independently run the acute surgical take
• Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent
• Experience of working as part of a major trauma team
• Experience of working within a surgical same day emergency care unit
• JAG accredited in Upper GI Endoscopy
• Post-CCT fellowship training in cancer / complex benign UGI

Skills

• Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
• Effective and demonstrable communication skills

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
• Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation (or equivalent)

Research

• Evidence of active research interests

Teaching

• Evidence of teaching medical students and resident doctors

Management

• Evidence of effective leadership skills

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.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board