Junior Clinical Fellow in Gynae-Oncology

Overview

Do you share our Health Board values;
Caring for each other;
Working together;
Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB. We are looking to appoint a junior clinical fellow based at Morriston and Singleton hospitals, Swansea within the Department of Gynaecological Oncology. The post is ideal for junior trainees who want to gain valuable clinical experience and enhance their CV prior to applying for specialty training positions.

The start date is in line with February 2026 rotation and the post is for 6 months, extendable to a year subject to funding.

The post-holder will directly support all aspects of the management of gynaecological-oncology patients, including:

• Assessment of outpatient and emergency referrals
• Decision making at the MDT (multidisciplinary team)
• Ward management (admission, perioperative care, ward cover, and discharge including high-dependency/ITU)
• Attendance at clinics (pre-assessment and outpatient clinics) as well as theatre operating
• Participation as part of the surgical multi-disciplinary team

The Swansea gynaecology-oncology centre treats a high volume of patients with complex operative and perioperative needs, including multi-visceral resections for advanced ovarian cancer and pelvic exenterative surgery for locally advanced or recurrent gynaecological/urological and colorectal cancers. There is also a high volume of advanced laparoscopic surgery. The post-holder is assigned solely to the department of gynaecology-oncology and has no obstetric commitment.

The post is 40 hours per week with no on-call commitment. There are opportunities for locum cover within the department if the post-holder wishes to explore other opportunities and experiences. Additional duties should be discussed with the clinical lead before confirmation with the department.

Swansea Bay University Health Board covers health services for around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and 12,500 employees. 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 operates three major hospitals:
Morriston and Singleton in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot Hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot. Mental Health and learning disabilities services are provided in hospital and community settings. We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.

We are part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University, aimed at improving wellbeing and the wealth of Southwest Wales.

For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.