Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics interest in Foot & Ankle Surgery

We are looking for a motivated colleague committed to providing a high quality foot and ankle service. The successful candidate would join a culturally varied department with a strong work ethos and determination to improve and maintain standards of care.

This appointment is Health Board wide, with your principal place of employment being Glangwili General Hospital (GGH).

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.

This is an exciting time to join the department, with the hospital site identified as a dedicated Trauma Unit; the main hub being the Major Trauma Centre based at University Hospital Wales, Cardiff., To share the responsibility for the acute care of Trauma and Orthopaedics Patients.

To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements within the parameters of the Division's and Health Board's agreed objectives.

To support the development and delivery of a sub specialty service in hospital and in the community.

To develop and deliver a comprehensive service in foot and ankle surgery within the HB and South West Wales region.

To take part in a whole Health Board multi-disciplinary approach to foot and ankle surgery and contribute to the regional South West Wales foot and ankle network.

To take part in Health Board and regional MDT for the delivery of diabetic foot care.

To work with specialist physiotherapists, specialist nurses and physician colleagues within the orthogeriatric service to provide clinical care for patients with frailty fragility fractures.

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