Consultants in Paediatric Neurology

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist to join the team based at the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales in Cardiff. We are happy to consider candidates with any sub-specialty interest.

The post will be based full-time in Cardiff at the Children's Hospital for Wales.

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 these posts is £87,354 per annum to £113,408 per annum plus a further £26,672 per annum available in Commitment Awards. Consultants in Wales paid on one of the first three points of the substantive Consultant pay scale also receive a Wales recruitment incentive payment.

Main duties of the job

This appointment is in addition to the current complement of four full-time neurologists and offer the opportunity to establish and develop a career in a teaching centre with a wide range of clinical services.

This initiative will consolidate all paediatric neurology services for South and Mid Wales on one site in Cardiff. We see this as an 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.

With this appointment there will be a commitment to the paediatric neurology on-call rota. This service is designed to provide both an in-patient and an extensive outreach clinic service and the successful applicants will contribute to this.

Academic interests such as research and teaching will be encouraged. There are close links with Cardiff University's School of Medicine and the Wales Deanery (which now forms part of Health Education and Improvement Wales).

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.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is"Caring for People, Keeping People Well" and ourvision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiffand the Vale offers the best of both worlds.