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**This is a fixed term post until 31st March 2027**
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated, and forward-thinking Specialty Doctor to join our highly supportive Acute Medicine team at Withybush General Hospital.
This post is based within a welcoming, semi-rural General Medical Department. Withybush General Hospital is a modern District General Hospital with 195 inpatient beds, located just one mile from the centre of Haverfordwest.
The Acute Medicine Department specialises in the rapid assessment, diagnosis, and early management of patients presenting with urgent medical conditions. The service provides high-quality care to the population of Pembrokeshire, as well as neighbouring areas of Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. The department offers an environment that supports meaningful interaction between staff and patients, while also delivering a broad and rewarding experience in acute medical care.
Training, working and living in Hywel Dda University Health Board is both rewarding and enriching. You gain hands-on experience across diverse clinical settings while supported by dedicated, friendly teams. High-quality training supports career progression, and the beautiful West Wales environment offers an excellent work-life balance, making it an ideal place to grow professionally and personally.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will deliver expert acute care by assessing, diagnosing and managing acutely unwell patients within the Acute Medicine service, while providing day‑to‑day clinical leadership to multidisciplinary teams and fostering a positive, high-performing environment. They will contribute actively to the ongoing development and transformation of the service, working collaboratively with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to ensure coordinated, high-quality patient care. Participation in a full 24/7 emergency rota is required, ensuring responsive and continuous care delivery. The role also includes championing quality and safety through involvement in clinical audit, governance and improvement initiatives, supporting education and training for junior doctors and colleagues, and promoting evidence-based practice in line with NICE and professional standards. Maintaining excellent communication and accurate documentation is essential, ensuring patients, carers and colleagues are well informed at all times. The successful candidate will also demonstrate a strong commitment to Continuous Professional Development, contributing to a culture of ongoing learning and service excellence.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.
By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable).
These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII)
If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
**This is a fixed term post until 31st March 2027**
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated, and forward-thinking Specialty Doctor to join our highly supportive Acute Medicine team at Withybush General Hospital.
This post is based within a welcoming, semi-rural General Medical Department. Withybush General Hospital is a modern District General Hospital with 195 inpatient beds, located just one mile from the centre of Haverfordwest.
The Acute Medicine Department specialises in the rapid assessment, diagnosis, and early management of patients presenting with urgent medical conditions. The service provides high-quality care to the population of Pembrokeshire, as well as neighbouring areas of Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. The department offers an environment that supports meaningful interaction between staff and patients, while also delivering a broad and rewarding experience in acute medical care.
Training, working and living in Hywel Dda University Health Board is both rewarding and enriching. You gain hands-on experience across diverse clinical settings while supported by dedicated, friendly teams. High-quality training supports career progression, and the beautiful West Wales environment offers an excellent work-life balance, making it an ideal place to grow professionally and personally.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will deliver expert acute care by assessing, diagnosing and managing acutely unwell patients within the Acute Medicine service, while providing day‑to‑day clinical leadership to multidisciplinary teams and fostering a positive, high-performing environment. They will contribute actively to the ongoing development and transformation of the service, working collaboratively with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to ensure coordinated, high-quality patient care. Participation in a full 24/7 emergency rota is required, ensuring responsive and continuous care delivery. The role also includes championing quality and safety through involvement in clinical audit, governance and improvement initiatives, supporting education and training for junior doctors and colleagues, and promoting evidence-based practice in line with NICE and professional standards. Maintaining excellent communication and accurate documentation is essential, ensuring patients, carers and colleagues are well informed at all times. The successful candidate will also demonstrate a strong commitment to Continuous Professional Development, contributing to a culture of ongoing learning and service excellence.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
- Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
- Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
- Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
- 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
- Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.
By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable).
These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII)
If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.