Job overview

Applications are invited for an enthusiastic, dedicated colleague with an interest in asthma to join a team of nine full-time and two academic colleagues who together work across Morriston, Singleton and Neath Port Talbot Hospitals. He / she will join with five Respiratory Physicians and 22 colleagues in other medical specialities, who together support the acute General Medical intake at Morriston.

This post has been created to:

Lead and support the Asthma services across Swansea and Neath / Port Talbot

Expand the Respiratory Team’s input to acute Respiratory Medicine at Morriston Hospital

Main duties of the job

The Respiratory Unit at Morriston provides a referral service for the diagnosis and management of a wide range of respiratory disease with the exception of cystic fibrosis. The Unit has a strong ethos of team working and has close working relations with colleagues in Thoracic Surgery, Radiology and Histopathology.

Respiratory Clinics are accommodated in the Out-Patient Block with Lung Function, Radiology and Phlebotomy services in close proximity, which facilitates a ‘one-stop’ service for many patients. The Lung Function Laboratory is well-equipped with two body boxes, dosimeter for bronchial challenge testing and equipment for cardiopulmonary exercise testing. There are a full range of radiology services including CT, MRI, nuclear medicine and bronchial arteriography. PET scanning is currently undertaken in Singleton. There is a weekly Radiology meeting and a monthly Thoracic Pathology meeting.

Ward J is a designated respiratory ward with 25 beds. The Respiratory Team also has beds on Gowers Ward, which also has six beds under Neurology. Morriston operates a ward-based system for acute medical admissions. 

Respiratory Clinics are provided at Morriston, Singleton and Neath / Port Talbot Hospitals. A number of General Chest Clinics run on all three sites.

The department are aspiring to create a dedicated respiratory rota and there is an expectation if successful you will be required to participate on that rota.

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.  

Mental Health and learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings (Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea Caswell clinic and Taith Newydd at Glanrhyd Bridgend) and other community settings.