General Practitioner with specialist interest clinical sessions (SARC) in Neath

Main area: Paediatrics

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried GP

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time - 2 sessions per week (Up to 2 sessions per week agreed on appointment. With separate out of hours commitment and agreement.)

Employer: Swansea Bay University Health Board

Site: Swansea SARC

Town: Swansea

Salary: £79,123 - £119,394 (Salary will be commensurate with your experience)

Closing: 16/02/2026 23:59

Job overview:

Applications are invited for a General Practitioner with a specialist interest in Paediatrics Sexual Assault Referrals for up to 2 sessions. This is a permanent post commencing as soon as possible and is based within the Swansea regional SARC hub at Unit 3 Langdon House, Langdon Rd SA1. The service will provide historic and acute sexual assault medicals for children. Clients may access a range of support depending on when they present, and what their needs entail.

The Welsh Regional Sexual Assault service will see children up to their 14th birthday who have experienced an acute sexual assault, or where there are concerns a child may have experienced an acute sexual assault, are seen jointly with a Forensic Medical Examiner (contracted by police) and a Paediatrician. The role of the paediatrician or General Practitioner with specialist interest in SARC is to support the FME in the holistic assessment of child and provide a safeguarding medical report. The FME is responsible for taking appropriate forensic samples for the police.

Main duties of the job:

The service aims to increase the age cut off for joint examination between FME and a practitioner with paediatric competencies to 16 once staffing has reached a sustainable level. You would be working as part of a friendly and supportive team. Although the work has its challenges, and can be emotional, there is great satisfaction in having time to spend with the child and family and offer some support and reassurance. You will be working together as part of a multiagency team, to achieve the best outcomes for children seen.

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 cafés, 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

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.

Person specification:

• Ability to fulfil all of the duties of the post
• Satisfactory Health Clearance
• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and required immigration status
• Qualifications:

• Full GMC registration
• Licensed to practice
• GMC specialist registration • On the GMS Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview
• CTT in General Practice
• MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
• Valid BLS Training
• Higher degree, e.g MSc, MD, PhD in Paediatrics
• Diploma in Medical Education
• Forensic Medical Examiner qualification
• Teaching Diploma
• Evidence of progression towards Membership of Faculty of Family Planning and Sexual & Reproductive Health
• Valid APLS or NLS

• Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff
• Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service
• Values partnership with other agencies
• Experience in preparing and defending reports following examination of victims of sexual assault
• Experience in Integrated Sexual Health
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Paediatric Safeguarding Competencies and experience in Child/ Young Person Medical Assessment.

• Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff
• Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives and staff
• Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology
• Understanding of the NHS management structure
• Meets the requirements of the GMC's 'Good Medical Practice'
• Understands information systems and technology
• Counselling skills
• Knowledge of risk management, annual job planning, appraisal review process, etc.

• Flexible and adaptable to competing demands with the ability to work effectively under pressure
• A commitment to continuous improvement, with a positive attitude
• Evidence of ability to work both in a team and alone
• Enthusiasm to take a lead role in clinical development
• Empathy and sensitivity: ability to listen, understand and involve people
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)

Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices, and we are committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or age.

The Health Board is a Two Tick Disability Symbol user and is committed to fulfilling the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Applications are welcomed from Disabled persons and a disability will not prejudice your application.

If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability as defined by the DDA please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a position will be invited to interview.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.