Locum Consultant Paediatric Urologist

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant Paediatric Urologist based at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, available to commence as soon as possible whilst covering long-term absence of the substantive post holder.

Candidates with an interest in Paediatric Urology Surgery with excellent team working and communication skills are particularly encouraged to apply.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board 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.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales.  The basic salary for this post is £116,600 per annum.

Applicants should preferably either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within three months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview.

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

The appointee will join the existing Consultant team and contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive tertiary paediatric surgery service across South Wales, serving a population of approximately 2.2 million.  There is a commitment to a 1 in 7 paediatric surgery on-call rota.

This appointment comes at an exciting time in the development of paediatric services in Cardiff.  Phase 2 of the Children’s Hospital for Wales was opened in 2015 and includes new children’s outpatients, dedicated paediatric theatres and paediatric radiology, and enhanced re-provision of paediatric critical care beds.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.