Job summary
- Main area
- Palliative Care
- Grade
- Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Locum: 6 months (Up to)
- Hours
- Part time - 7 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 110-MD262-0225-H
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ysbyty Cwm Cynon
- Town
- Mountain Ash
- Salary
- £121,264 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Palliative Care
Locum Consultant
Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board.
Located in the heart of South Wales, we’re central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. Deeply rooted in our community, as an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together.
At CTM, you’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we’re creating a space where everyone can thrive.
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The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Job overview
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM FOR UPTO 6 MONTHS DUE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE
This post is a locum consultant post responsible for the provision of Specialist Palliative Medicine services to the specialist palliative care team in the north of Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB (CTM), based mostly at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon (Mountain Ash) and also in Prince Charles Hospital (Merthyr Tydfil), and serving the populations of Merthyr and Cynon Valleys.
The post holder, in association with the other consultants in the Health Board, will be jointly responsible for provision of specialist palliative care across the whole organisation. On occasions, this may require the post holder to provide cover for, or work in, other areas of the Health Board.
The Community Services Directorate, where this service sits managerially, is undergoing a period of change and innovation in almost all areas including palliative care. This post holder will be, with other clinical colleagues, involved in discussion, and key to the success of service change and development. The post will be advertised substantively as soon as the service change has been concluded.
Main duties of the job
Main duties are as follows :
· The post holder will, with clinical colleagues (as appropriate), provide a service in the specialty to patients within Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB, with responsibility for the diagnosis and treatment of illness.
· The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients under his / her care
Teaching:
· The post holder will be responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to and participating in postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally.
6.3 Management
· The postholder will be required to co-operate with local management in the efficient running of services.
· There is a requirement to work within the financial and other constraints decided upon by the UHB.
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
6.1 Clinical · The post holder will, with clinical colleagues (as appropriate), provide a service in the specialty to patients within Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB, with responsibility for the diagnosis and treatment of illness. The post holder will provide leadership in the field of Palliative Medicine and work with a multi professional team providing Specialist Palliative Care throughout Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB. For further information please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification
Person specification
English
Essential criteria
- Must have full GMC registration and a licence to practice
English
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience & training in palliative medicine
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mrs Julia Wilkinson
- Job title
- Directorate Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443443443
- Additional information
Clinical contacts will be available - please contact the above in the first instance
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