Gruffudd Roberts
Cardiff
Summary
I am an F2 currently working as part of the palliative care team at a UK hospice, soon to rotate to an Emergency department of a UK district general hospital. During employment, I have gained experience in acute medical, surgical, and emergency settings. My clinical interests include infectious diseases and global health, for which I have conducted audits, presented internationally, and completed an intercalated degree. I am seeking a Resident Medical Officer role (PGY3+ equivalent in a medical or emergency setting. I am a dual UK and Australian Citizen, and am AHPRA eligible under the competent authority pathway. This application forms part of a joint application with Dr Francesca Groom.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Foundation Doctor FY2 - Palliative Care
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Birkenhead, Wirral
08.2025 - Current
- Clerked new hospice admissions for both symptom management and end-of-life care using a holistic bio-psycho-social approach.
- Assessed and managed palliative care emergencies, including the arrangement of hospital transfer and consideration of patient and family wishes for care escalation.
- Tackled difficult discussions with patients and relatives regarding resuscitation, treatment escalation, and advanced care planning.
- Engaged with weekly multidisciplinary meetings, which included the utilisation of specialist services to meet complex patient needs.
Foundation Doctor FY1 - Upper GI Surgery
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Birkenhead, Wirral
04.2025 - 08.2025
- Titrating and optimising management of post-operative Upper GI patients.
- Assessing and managing acute and subacute post-operative complications, including infection, pulmonary embolism, bleeding, pneumothorax and wound dehiscence.
- Performed venous sampling and ordered imaging for patients pre- and post-operatively to ensure timely management and discharge.
- Clerked acute surgical presentations, including abdominal pain, abscesses and jaundice.
Foundation Doctor FY1 - Otolaryngology
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Birkenhead, Wirral
12.2024 - 04.2025
- Day-to-Day management of ENT patient caseload, including emergency and post-operative admissions.
- Acute assessment and escalation of airway concerns and epistaxis, including Laryngectomy and Tracheostomy management.
- Assisted in theatres with front of neck operations with diathermy and clamping.
- Hands-on experience assessing acutely unwell ears, noses and throats.
Foundation Doctor FY1 - Gastroenterology
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Birkenhead, Wirral
08.2024 - 12.2024
- Ward-based management of acute gastroenterology conditions, including liver pathology, inflammatory bowel diseases and variceal bleeds.
- Completion of core clinical procedures such as ascitic taps and drains with and without ultrasound, and NG insertions for decompression and feeding.
- Acute medical clerking and management via the Emergency department and other referral pathways.
- Out-of-Hours assessment and risk stratification of acutely unwell patients, including participation in acute medical emergency and cardiac arrest calls.
Education
MBChB - Medicine
University of Birmingham
England 09/2018 - 06/2024
BSc (Hons) - Public Health and Population Sciences
University of Birmingham
England 09/2022 - 06/2023
Skills
Venepuncture, Cannulation and Blood Gas Analysis
Cannulation under Ultrasound
Ryles Tube insertion
Ascitic Taps with and without Ultrasound
Fascia Iliaca Blocks
Nasal Packing and Cautery
Peritonsillar aspiration
Suturing
Otoscopy
Certification
General Medical Council licenced practitioner - GMC number 8067503
Advanced Life Support - European Resuscitation Council 2024
Accomplishments
Frank Ker Prize for Intercalated BMedSc Clinical Sciences programmes for outstanding work in the field of Infectious Diseases - 2023
Claire Ripley Prize for Most Outstanding Intercalated Student across all Programmes - 2023
International Poster Presentation
Adverse pregnancy outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia–A retrospective cohort study - First Author presented at ECTMIH 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13931
QI/Audit Involvement
HIV testing practices at Wirral University Teaching Hospital: A Clinical Audit - complete
Use of electronic pop-ups in improving HIV testing compliance at Wirral University Teaching Hospital: A Quality Improvement Project - ongoing
Teaching experience
- Informal and formal ward-based teaching for medical students throughout my roles, with notable praise across trust-wide feedback.
- Organised peer-to-peer teaching on angioedema.
- Procedural teaching to students and peers for ascitic taps, nasal packing and Ryles tube insertion.
References
Dr Adrian Thuraisingam - Consultant Gastoenterologist, email: Adrian.Thuraisingam@nhs.net
Dr Emma Longford - Consultant in Palliative Care, email: Emma.Longford@nhs.net
Mr Rajeev Parameswaran - Consultant Upper GI Surgeon, email: Rajeev.Parameswaran@nhs.net
Timeline
Foundation Doctor FY2 - Palliative Care
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
08.2025 - Current
Foundation Doctor FY1 - Upper GI Surgery
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
04.2025 - 08.2025
Foundation Doctor FY1 - Otolaryngology
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
12.2024 - 04.2025
Foundation Doctor FY1 - Gastroenterology
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
08.2024 - 12.2024
MBChB - Medicine
University of Birmingham
09/2018 - 06/2024
BSc (Hons) - Public Health and Population Sciences
University of Birmingham
09/2022 - 06/2023