Job overview

Applications are invited for a unique opportunity to reshape the future of Gastroenterology and Neuroendocrine Tumour (NET) services in South Wales.  We invite you to join our team at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board as part of a new, full-time NHS initiative.  This position stems from a significant investment in the expansion and development of our NET, Gastroenterology and Hepatology services.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board 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 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.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales.  The basic salary range for this post is £106,000 per annum to £154,760 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.

Main duties of the job

Since 2017, NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee have commissioned a service for patients with Neuroendocrine Tumours (NETs) for South Wales in partnership with Velindre Cancer Centre and Swansea Bay University Health Board. Serving a population of 2.5 million, it is hosted by Cardiff & Vale University Health Board. As one of the larger centres in the UK, it has been accredited as a European Centre of Excellence since 2022, receiving approximately 200 new patients a year in addition to a large cohort of follow-up patients living with the disease.
 
As a Consultant in this role, you'll join the South Wales NET Service and Multidisciplinary Team, a European Centre of Excellence, and a frequent recipient of innovation awards. This unique opportunity allows you to impact a rapidly growing field while serving the increasing demand for neuroendocrine cancer, gastroenterology, and hepatology care, in partnership with colleagues throughout South Wales.
 
Suitable applicants should be competent (JAG accredited or equivalent) in diagnostic gastroscopy and colonoscopy and hold a CCT in Gastroenterology (and/or hepatology). Although some experience in NETs is desirable, applications from candidates with any luminal gastroenterology or hepatology experience are welcomed. Outside of NETs, we offer opportunities to branch out into a candidate’s areas of interest.

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.