Job overview

Applications are invited for the full-time post of Consultant in Clinical Genetics (Cancer) based at the Wales Genomics Health Centre/Canolfan Iechyd Genomig Cymru in Cardiff but with the requirement to travel to deliver clinics across the Wales.

The All Wales Medical Genetics Service (AWMGS) provides clinical genetics services to over 3 million residents of Wales from three bases – Cardiff, Swansea and North Wales – offering mainly outpatient based service. The service provides a comprehensive clinical genetics and laboratory service.

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 a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected  CCT date at the time of interview.

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

Applicants must ensure they provide the names and contact details of referees covering at least the last three 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 successful applicant will provide outpatient care (including risk assessment and surveillance) for patients and their families with cancer/cancer predisposition syndromes in South Wales, correspondence with patients and colleagues, participation in multidisciplinary team meetings input into variant interpretation, teaching and research (where applicable).

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.