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Job requirements
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Audit
Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
- Audit
Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
- Audit
Evidence of engagement with revalidation
- Ability
Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
- Ability
Counselling and communication skills
- Research
Active Research Interests
- Teaching
Evidence of teaching medical students and junior doctors
- Experience
Broad training and experience in Anaesthetics
- Management
Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process
- Qualifications
Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- Qualifications
On Specialist Register for specialty / Specialty Registrar with CCT / CESR(CP) due within six months of interview date
- Personal Qualities
Evidence of ability to work both in a team and alone
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Research
Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
- Teaching
Organisation of (undergraduate and/or postgraduate) teaching programmes
Job overview
CONSULTANT IN GENERAL ANAESTHESIA
Applications are invited for a Consultant Anaesthetist to join a rapidly expanding anaesthetic department working across the University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough sites in Cardiff.
Sessions are available in a variety of surgical disciplines including General, Vascular, Neuro, Urology, Orthopaedics, ENT, Head & Neck, Ophthalmology, Trauma, Breast, Thrombectomy and Gynaecological Surgery.
Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University’s Wales College of Medicine will be expected. The Anaesthetic Department has a very active ongoing academic research programme.
Cardiff and Vale Health Board is one of the largest in the UK and is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.
Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.
Applicants should be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Anaesthetics or be within 6 months of award of a CCT at the time of interview.
You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The salary range for this post is £114,099 per annum to £166,585 per annum
A satisfactory disclosure check will be required of the successful applicants.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will contribute to the full range of anaesthetic services provided by the Department and will be expected to work collaboratively and flexibly to support the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care.
The post holder will contribute to the provision of consultant anaesthetic cover across a wide range of surgical specialties and will support colleagues where required to maintain service provision.
Clinical sessions are available across a diverse range of surgical specialties including General, Vascular, Neuro, Urology, Orthopaedics, ENT, Head & Neck, Ophthalmology, Trauma, Breast, Thrombectomy and Gynaecological Surgery.
The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in the consultant on-call rota, contribute to the supervision, education and training of junior doctors and take an active role in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development within the Department.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Personal Specification attached within the supporting documents.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Welsh language skills are not necessary
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This advert is for Consultant Anaesthetist with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board in Cardiff, Wales; Penarth, Wales. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Anaesthesia and Intensive Care role. The advertised salary is £114,099 - £166,585 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 11 Oct 2026.
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