# Consultant Cardiologist with an interest in Interventional Cardiology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-cardiologist-with-an-interest-in-interventional-cardiology/a2d6a8fa-c0ed-4fe4-8223-64d8d88f246a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-cardiologist-with-an-interest-in-interventional-cardiology/a2d6a8fa-c0ed-4fe4-8223-64d8d88f246a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cardiff and Vale University Health Board - **Location:** University Hospital of Wales - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Cardiology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £114099.00 to £166585.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (includes on-calls, out of hours cover) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-11T13:58:54.066Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8203248 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8203248?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://cavuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Cardiologist with an interest in Interventional Cardiology to work within the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. This permanent appointment will compliment the current team which consists of 23 Consultant Cardiologists who are dedicated to the delivery of tertiary cardiac services of the highest standard to a population of 1.3 million people. The Cardiology Department offers a full range of interventional cardiology procedures and this post is required to support, in particular, the acute coronary syndrome work stream and the primary PCI rota. You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary range for this post is £114,099 per annum to £166,585 per annum. Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee. ### Main duties of the job Working alongside 6 interventional cardiology colleagues, you will be responsible for delivering approximately 1600 coronary interventions and 2500 diagnostic cardiac catheterisations annually. The full range of standard and advanced coronary interventional procedures are performed. The 3 catheter labs are equipped with pressure wire, orbital and rotational atherectomy, intravascular lithoplasty, OCT and intravascular ultrasound. There is an active primary PCI programme with more than 450 cases performed annually. We have a high-volume complex PCI and CTO service and have recently established a protected high-risk PCI program including impella. The post holder will participate in a 1 in 9 on-call rota for acute interventional cardiology at UHW in addition to a 1 in 17 rota for acute general cardiology. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services. Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University’s School of Medicine will be expected. Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements. Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT / CESR(CP) at the time of interview. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person 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 desirable ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Recognised ability as a clinical cardiologist and interventional cardiologist - Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working - Self-motivated and flexible approach to work ### Research **Essential** - Evidence of active research interests - Ability to critically appraise research **Desirable** - Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication ### Teaching **Essential** - Evidence of teaching medical students and junior doctors **Desirable** - Organisation of (undergraduate and/or postgraduate) teaching programmes ### Experience **Essential** - Broad training and experience in the practice of clinical cardiology including interventional cardiology ### Management **Essential** - Evidence of effective leadership skills - Committment to participating in and understanding of the management process **Desirable** - Evidence of management training ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full GMC registration with a licence to practise - On specialist register for specialty/specialty registrar with CCT/CESR (Combined programme) due within 6 months of interview date - MRCP (UK) or an equivalent qualification **Desirable** - Higher Degree (MD, PhD or equivalent) ### Clinical Governance **Essential** - Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice - Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation (or equivalent) - Understanding clinical risk management and clinical governance ## Documents - [oh form (pdf, 648.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10509874) - [job description (pdf, 466.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10529536) - [data protection privacy notice (m&d) (pdf, 423.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1407) - [guidance for applicants - medical & dental (pdf, 288.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1092) - [croeso i fwrdd iechyd prifysgol caerdydd a’r fro (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2422) - [welcome to cardiff and vale university health board (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2421) - [shaping our future wellbeing strategy 2023-35 (welsh) (pdf, 6.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2176) - [shaping our future wellbeing strategy 2023-35 (english) (pdf, 7.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1094) - [important information - medical & dental consultant applicants (pdf, 117.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1721) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.