Job overview

We are looking for an ambitious Consultant to join one of the largest providers of integrated health care in the UK.

As a Health Board in Wales we are ambitious for the communities we serve and determined to uphold the fundamental values of the NHS.

We are research-driven, working in close partnership with Swansea University, its College of Medicine and the Institute of Life Sciences.

You will joining a team of 17 intensivists at Morriston Hospital providing cover for the 27 bedded General and co-located Burns Intensive Care Unit. The unit provides critical care services for a range of general and tertiary services providing a highly varied case mix with over 1000 admissions per year.

Opportunities exist for individuals to have joint job plans with potential for working across departments including anaesthesia, emergency medicine, acute medical specialtie and pre-hospital/transfer medicine. Early contact with the ICU Clinical Director is advised to discuss these potentials.

There is a 12 bedded Cardiac ICU and Post-anaesthetic care unit also on the Morriston site and opportunities to be involved with these services in the future also exist.

We are passionate about delivering excellence in clinical services and taking early action to promote and protect health and independence.

Should you join us you will be working in a culturally rich environment which includes a strong heritage and the UK’s first designated area of outstanding natural beauty.

Main duties of the job

You will joining a team of 17 intensivists at Morriston Hospital providing cover for the 27 bedded General and co-located Burns Intensive Care Unit. The unit provides critical care services for a range of general and tertiary services providing a highly varied case mix with over 1000 admissions per year.

Opportunities exist for individuals to have joint job plans with potential for working across departments including anaesthesia, emergency medicine, acute medical specialtie and pre-hospital/transfer medicine. Early contact with the ICU Clinical Director is advised to discuss these potentials.

There is a 12 bedded Cardiac ICU and Post-anaesthetic care unit also on the Morriston site and opportunities to be involved with these services in the future also exist.

We are passionate about delivering excellence in clinical services and taking early action to promote and protect health and independence.

Working for our organisation

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people.    We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.  

 Swansea is Wales' second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and Swansea.com stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City Football Club.