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Main area
Wales Fertility Institute
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 6 sessions per week
Job ref
130-NPTSSG10196S
Employer
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Neath Port Talbot Hospital
Town
Port Talbot
Salary
£114,099 - £166,585 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/09/2026 23:59

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Consultant in Reproductive Medicine Wales Fertility Institute

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

This is a replacement consultant post within the Wales Fertility Institute, joining an established team delivering regional tertiary fertility services across South Wales. The post holder will provide high-quality consultant-led reproductive medicine care, supporting patients through diagnostic assessment and fertility treatment pathways while contributing to safe, effective and patient-centred service delivery. The role is based primarily across Neath Port Talbot and Cardiff, with cross-site working as required to meet service needs. The successful candidate will also contribute to clinical leadership, service development, education, training, governance and research within a university-affiliated specialist fertility service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide consultant-level reproductive medicine services, including outpatient fertility consultations and specialist IVF-related procedures such as oocyte retrieval, embryo transfer and surgical sperm retrieval. They will work closely with consultant colleagues and the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective and efficient care, maintain responsibility for patients under their care, and contribute to high standards of clinical governance, risk management and continuous service improvement. The role includes participation in the consultant on-call rota, supervision and training of junior doctors and other staff, support for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, involvement in audit and research activity, and active contribution to service planning, leadership and development across the Wales Fertility Institute service.

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board. 

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered with the GMC
  • Licensed to practice
  • On Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in WFI or eligible for CCT within 6 months of date of interview and have passed exit exam or a statement of eligibility for registration issued by PMETB or a primary medical qualification and recognized specialist qualification from a European Member State which will allow direct entry to the GMC Specialist Register
  • MRCP/MRCS/MRCPsych/MRCGP/FRCR etc. or equivalent - please amend for relevant specialty
Desirable criteria
  • Further relevant dFurther relevant degree/diplomaegree/diploma
  • Teaching qualification/Higher qualification in medical education

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff (”Working Together”)
  • Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service (“Always Improving”)
  • Values partnership with other agencies (”Working Together”)
  • Development and commissioning of WFI services (what specific experience do you require of the post?)
  • Evidence of teaching and training of post/undergraduate clinical staff
  • Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit
  • Experience of research in WFI
  • (Specific) Experience of e.g. WFI

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Effective leadership; ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
  • Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff, take time to listen, understand and involve people; receptive to appropriate change (”Working Together”)Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff, take time to listen, understand and involve people; receptive to appropriate change
  • Understands and can apply the principles of Prudent Healthcare (“Caring for each other”)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives and staff; communicate openly and honestly and explain things clearly (“Caring for each other”)
  • Understands information systems and technology
  • Clinical Skills (what specific clinical skills are required of this post?)
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service (“Always Improving”)

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Flexible and adaptable to competing demands with the ability to work effectively under pressure and cope with setbacks
  • Ability to undertake on-call
  • A commitment to continuous improvement, with a positive attitude, seeks out learning, and continually develops skills and the service (“Always Improving”)
  • Enthusiasm to take a lead role in clinical development
  • Empathy and sensitivity: ability to listen, understand and involve people; see people as individuals

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoStonewall Health ChampionsStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesStonewall Hyrwyddwr Amrywiaeth Diversity ChampionDisability confident employerEmployer pledge demonstrating a commitment to change how we think and act about mental healthEmployer pledge demonstrating a commitment to change how we think and act about mental healthCore principles

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

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Anna Burgess
Job title
Head of Service, WFI
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01639863206

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Medical HR
SA6 6NL
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