Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Consultant in Paediatric Neurology at the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales in Cardiff.  Applicants with sub-specialty interests to complement the work of the department are welcomed.

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 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 £110,240 per annum to £160,951 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

This post offers the opportunity to establish and develop a career in a teaching centre with a wide range of clinical services and consolidation of all paediatric neurology services for South and Mid Wales on one site in Cardiff.  This represents an excellent opportunity to design and develop a neurology service that will serve the children of Wales while fostering personal development within a supportive and responsive department.

There is a commitment to the paediatric neurology on-call rota.  The service is designed to provide both an in-patient and an extensive outreach clinic service and the successful applicant will contribute to this.

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.