Trosolwg o'r swydd

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.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

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.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Caerdydd a’r Fro yw un o’r Byrddau Iechyd Integredig mwyaf yn y DU, yn cyflogi dros 15,000 o staff ac yn darparu dros 100 o wasanaethau arbenigol. Mae gennym amrywiaeth o yrfaoedd i’w cynnig ar draws 6 safle ysbyty. Gan wasanaethu tua 500,000 o bobl sy’n byw yng Nghaerdydd a’r Fro, ein ffocws yw anghenion iechyd a gofal ein poblogaeth leol a gwaith partneriaeth i ddatblygu gwasanaethau rhanbarthol.

Ein cenhadaeth yw “Gofalu am Bobl, Cadw Pobl yn Iach”, a’n gweledigaeth yw y dylai siawns pob unigolyn o fyw bywyd iach fod yn gyfartal. Fel sefydliad rydym yn ddiedifar uchelgeisiol dros iechyd ein poblogaeth, gan ymateb i heriau heddiw ac yfory drwy ein strategaeth 10 mlynedd, Llunio ein Llesiant i’r Dyfodol. Rydym yn cyfrannu at Gymru iachach, gyda phwyslais mawr ar arloesi a gwella, gan ddysgu oddi wrth eraill ledled y byd ac arwain y ffordd mewn ymchwil glinigol. Mae gwaith partneriaeth yn gadarn yng Nghaerdydd a’r Fro, ac rydym yn gweithio’n agos gyda’n staff a’n cymuned.

Mae Caerdydd, prifddinas ffyniannus Cymru, yn ddinas wych i fyw a gweithio ynddi sy’n cynnig llwyth o atyniadau chwaraeon, celfyddydau a diwylliannol. Wedi’i leoli i’r gorllewin o Gaerdydd, mae Bro Morgannwg yn cynnig cyfuniad o gefn gwlad hardd Cymru ac arfordir naturiol dramatig. P’un ai’n fywyd dinesig neu’n fywyd gwledig, mae Caerdydd a’r Fro yn cynnig y gorau o’r ddau fyd.