# Consultant General Medicine with an interest in Metabolic Bone Disease > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-general-medicine-with-an-interest-in-metabolic-bone-disease/2b2abe43-759e-4385-9a79-06803e38839d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-general-medicine-with-an-interest-in-metabolic-bone-disease/2b2abe43-759e-4385-9a79-06803e38839d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cardiff and Vale University Health Board - **Town:** Cardiff - **Region:** Cardiff - **Country:** Wales - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** General Internal Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £114,099 - £166,585 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-03T14:32:02.173Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cardiff/Llandough/Cardiff_Vale_University_Health_Board/Medicine/Medicine-v7974103 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7974103?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://cavuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Metabolic Bone Disease team within the Geriatrics department at Cardiff & Vale UHB as a Consultant General Medicine Physician. The Metabolic Bone Disease Service in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CVUHB) was established in 1992 by Professor Mike Stone. It serves a local population of 445,000 people. In 2017, the service became Wales’ only Paget\`s Association Centre of Excellence, and in 2023 was named as the only specialist centre for Rare Bone Disease in Wales. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will join the Metabolic Bone Disease Service based in the three outpatient clinics each week and support the  team with continuing and developing clinical, educational and research-based activities. The consultant will also undertake clinical sessions, which can be tailored to chosen speciality, in the form of ward-based sessions on a General Internal Medicine Ward. The GIM sessions would be based in UHL and would be utilised in the form of regular ward and board rounds to provide consultant oversight for 15 patients. Participation in the Acute General Internal Medical On-call rota on a 1:19 basis will also form part of the overall post. A dedicated 0.7 session for ‘on-call in lieu’ is provided in the overall job plan to meet on call GIM OOH requirements which includes recognition for weekend working. This is in addition to the Intensity Banding 1 OOH provision with the post. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Metabolic Bone Disease team within the Geriatrics department at Cardiff & Vale UHB as a Consultant General Medicine Physician. The Metabolic Bone Disease Service in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CVUHB) was established in 1992 by Professor Mike Stone. It serves a local population of 445,000 people. In 2017, the service became Wales’ only Paget\`s Association Centre of Excellence, and in 2023 was named as the only specialist centre for Rare Bone Disease in Wales. ## Job Description The successful candidate will join the Metabolic Bone Disease Service based in the three outpatient clinics each week and support the team with continuing and developing clinical, educational and research-based activities. The consultant will also undertake clinical sessions, which can be tailored to chosen speciality, in the form of ward-based sessions on a General Internal Medicine Ward. The GIM sessions would be based in UHL and would be utilised in the form of regular ward and board rounds to provide consultant oversight for 15 patients. Participation in the Acute General Internal Medical On-call rota on a 1:19 basis will also form part of the overall post. A dedicated 0.7 session for ‘on-call in lieu’ is provided in the overall job plan to meet on call GIM OOH requirements which includes recognition for weekend working. This is in addition to the Intensity Banding 1 OOH provision with the post. ## Responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working - Effective and demonstrable communication skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues - Self-motivated and flexible approach to work ### Research **Essential** - Evidence of active research interests ### Teaching **Essential** - Evidence of teaching medical / dental students and junior doctors / dentists **Desirable** - Organisation of (undergraduate and / or postgraduate) teaching programmes ### Experience **Essential** - General Medicine and relevant specialty experience **Desirable** - Experience of working in a Metabolic Bone Health clinic or similar setting ### Management **Essential** - Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process - Evidence of effective leadership skills ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full GMC / GDC registration with a licence to practise - Applicant should CCT/CESR at least in GIM and then have relevant experience or sub speciality CCT to allow completion of Metabolic Bone Health activity **Desirable** - Higher Diploma or Degree e.g. Masters, PhD, MD, DSc ### Clinical Governance **Essential** - Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice - Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance - Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation **Desirable** - Audit / QIP work that improved clinical proactive / outcomes for patients ## Documents - [guidance notes for applicants nov25 (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2843) - [shaping our future wellbeing strategy (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2852) - [shaping our future wellbeing strategy (pdf, 2.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2851) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 968.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10261261) - [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1630) - [functional requirement form general medicine (docx, 103.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10428964) - [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) ## 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.