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Job summary

Main area
Anaesthesia
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
001-MP177.26
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough
Town
Cardiff
Salary
£114,099 - £166,585 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/10/2026 23:59
Interview date
23/10/2026

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Consultant Anaesthetist

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together


 

Job overview

CONSULTANT IN GENERAL ANAESTHESIA

Applications are invited for a Consultant Anaesthetist to join a rapidly expanding anaesthetic department working across the University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough sites in Cardiff.

Sessions are available in a variety of surgical disciplines including General, Vascular, Neuro, Urology, Orthopaedics, ENT, Head & Neck, Ophthalmology, Trauma, Breast, Thrombectomy and Gynaecological Surgery.

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 UK and 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.

Applicants should be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Anaesthetics or be within 6 months of award of a CCT at the time of interview.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales.  The salary range for this post is £114,099    per annum to £166,585  per annum 

A satisfactory disclosure check will be required of the successful applicants.

 

 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will contribute to the full range of anaesthetic services provided by the Department and will be expected to work collaboratively and flexibly to support the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care.  

The post holder will contribute to the provision of consultant anaesthetic cover across a wide range of surgical specialties and will support colleagues where required to maintain service provision.  

Clinical sessions are available across a diverse range of surgical specialties including General, Vascular, Neuro, Urology, Orthopaedics, ENT, Head & Neck, Ophthalmology, Trauma, Breast, Thrombectomy and Gynaecological Surgery.

The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in the consultant on-call rota, contribute to the supervision, education and training of junior doctors and take an active role in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development within the Department.

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services.   Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 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

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Broad training and experience in Anaesthetics

Ability

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
  • Counselling and communication skills

Audit

Essential criteria
  • 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

Research

Essential criteria
  • Active Research Interests
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication

Management

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of teaching medical students and junior doctors
Desirable criteria
  • Organisation of (undergraduate and/or postgraduate) teaching programmes

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of ability to work both in a team and alone

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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 not necessary

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Leanne Rees
Job title
Clinical Director, Anaesthesia
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02921841091
Additional information

Interested Candidates should contact:

Dr Leanne Rees, Clinical Director, Anaesthetics

Tel:  029 21841091

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