# Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-paediatric-anaesthetist/b0a0f404-4564-4533-81ed-65d0a2ac8a80 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-paediatric-anaesthetist/b0a0f404-4564-4533-81ed-65d0a2ac8a80.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cardiff and Vale University Health Board - **Town:** Cardiff - **Region:** Cardiff - **Country:** Wales - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £114,099 - £166,585 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-07-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-17T09:21:35.666Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cardiff/Cardiff/Cardiff_Vale_University_Health_Board/Anaesthesia/Anaesthesia-v7994320 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7994320?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://cavuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC ANAESTHESIA Applications are invited for a Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist to join a rapidly expanding anaesthetic department working across the Noah’s Ark Children's Hospital for Wales and the University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital in Cardiff. 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 United Kingdom and is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services. Although these posts are full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements. Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register for Anaesthetics or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview. A satisfactory disclosure check will be required of the successful applicants. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidates will be expected to contribute to the paediatric anaesthetic work of the Department including cover for Consultant colleagues where practical.  This includes working flexibly to maintain skilled consultant cover for emergency service provision. Sessions are available in a variety of surgical disciplines including Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Ophthalmology, Trauma, General and Emergency Surgery. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job Description and Personal Specification attached within the supporting documents. ## Job Details CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC ANAESTHESIA Applications are invited for a Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist to join a rapidly expanding anaesthetic department working across the Noah’s Ark Children's Hospital for Wales and the University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital in Cardiff. 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 United Kingdom and is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services. Although these posts are full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements. Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register for Anaesthetics or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview. A satisfactory disclosure check will be required of the successful applicants. ## Job Description The successful candidates will be expected to contribute to the paediatric anaesthetic work of the Department including cover for Consultant colleagues where practical. This includes working flexibly to maintain skilled consultant cover for emergency service provision. Sessions are available in a variety of surgical disciplines including Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Ophthalmology, Trauma, General and Emergency Surgery. ## Responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job Description and Personal Specification attached within the supporting documents. ## Person Specification ### Audit **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 engagement with revalidation ### Ability **Essential** - Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working - Counselling and communication skills - Computing skills ### Research **Essential** - Active Research Interests **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 Paediatric, general and emergency anaesthesia - Advanced Paediatric Clinical Fellowship (within a recognised Tertiary Centre) either pre or post CCT ### Management **Essential** - Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process **Desirable** - Evidence of management training ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice - On Specialist Register for specialty / Specialty Registrar with CCT / CESR(CP) due within six months of interview date ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Evidence of ability to work both in a team and alone - Flexible approach - Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues - Values aligned to those of the Health Board ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 1000.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10278642) - [personal specification (pdf, 408.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10278643) - [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) - [functional requirement form paediatric anaesthetics (pdf, 648.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10382893) - [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.