Consultant Physicians in Acute Medicine and Sub‑Specialty of Choice
Post holders will work a varied schedule that includes clinical sessions in the Emergency Department / Assessment Unit, Same Day Emergency Care Unit, Virtual Ward, and Short Stay Units. SPA allowance will enable CPD to maintain excellent professional skills and to develop innovative services.
On‑call frequency is currently one evening per month followed by an early‑morning shift every 17 days, with one evening session including on‑call from home after 10 pm after another 17 days. This arrangement may change as acute medical services develop.
Two sessions will be reserved, if required and suitably trained, for work in another specialty of choice, further strengthening the close relationship between acute medicine and other medical specialties.
It is anticipated that post holders will increasingly drive new ways of working with colleagues in the Emergency Unit, Primary Care, and in‑patient specialties.
Applicants must 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.
Sub‑Specialty Mix (optional)
* Stroke
* Diabetes & Endocrinology
* Gastroenterology
* Neurology
* Respiratory Medicine
* Cardiology
* Pharmacology
* Renal Medicine
Salary and Contract
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.
Application Process
Applicants must provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last three years of their employment/training history. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.
Applications are invited for Consultant Physicians in Acute Medicine and sub‑specialty of choice to work across the University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough sites in Cardiff.
These appointments represent a significant investment by the UHB into transforming Acute Medicine and provide an exciting opportunity for appointees to broaden the existing sub‑specialty mix in acute medicine.
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