Trosolwg o'r swydd

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Consultant in Paediatric Nephrology within the Tertiary Paediatric Nephrology Service for South, West and Mid Wales based at the Children’s Hospital for Wales in Cardiff.

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.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The Paediatric Nephrology service provides a specialised medical service for children who suffer from renal disease.  All aspects of tertiary paediatric nephrology except transplantation are delivered and there are good links with Bristol for renal transplantation with joint protocol development and transplant pathways.  Strong professional links with the adult nephrology and transplantation service are in place and involve joint biopsy meetings, transitional care clinics, and joint care for transplantation of young people.  

The post holder will join a team of enthusiastic nephrologists and will have the opportunity to play a key role in further development of the service.  The appointee will be an important member of the Welsh Clinical Network of Paediatric Nephro-Urology and will be expected to take an active interest in co-ordinating network activities with all the paediatricians from the referral hospitals in the area.

For more information or to visit the department interested applicants should contact:- 

Dr Shivaram Hegde, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist & Clinical Lead

E-mail:  [email protected]

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 17,000 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 dros 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. Ar y cyd, rydym yn ymrwymedig i wella canlyniadau iechyd i bawb a darparu gofal a chefnogaeth ragorol.

Ein cenhadaeth yw “Byw’n Dda, Gofalu’n Dda, Gweithio Gyda’n Gilydd”, a’n gweledigaeth yw y dylai siawns pob unigolyn o fyw bywyd iach fod yn gyfartal. Ein strategaeth trawsnewid a gwella 10 mlynedd, Llunio ein Llesiant i’r Dyfodol, yw ein cyfle i gydweithio â’r cyhoedd a’n gweithlu i sicrhau bod ein bwrdd iechyd yn fwy cynaliadwy ar gyfer y dyfodol.