Consultant in Respiratory and Internal Medicine

Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Respiratory & Internal Medicine within Cardiff and Vale UHB.

Currently, respiratory patients at UHW are managed on a 35-bedded ward of which there are four high care beds for those patients requiring non-invasive ventilation or high flow nasal oxygen. At any one time the ward is split with one other respiratory Consultant and depending on the side of the ward covered, the successful candidate will be responsible for 17 or 18 patients.

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

The successful candidate will be expected to work with the bronchiectasis team, working closely with the Lead for Non-CF Bronchiectasis in the delivery of high-quality care.

As part of the Job Plan the successful candidate will form part of the Respiratory Department's commitment to 7-day weekend respiratory working on a 1:8 rota. This involves a PTWR review of those patients admitted overnight at UHW to a maximum of 5, followed by a 'troubleshooting' review of patients on B7.

During the 'retrieval' month, the post holder is responsible for providing a morning post-take ward round to patients identified by the overnight team as respiratory patients. There are two clinics that the successful candidate is responsible for. The specialist nurses operate two face to face clinics and a virtual clinic. There is time per specialist nurse clinic recognised in the job plan to allow for a flexible MDT to discuss any issues that have arisen during their clinic.

Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University's School of Medicine will be expected.

About us

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.