Consultant in Paediatric & General Radiology

NHS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Cardiff is looking for a Consultant in Paediatric & General Radiology. This full-time role includes working at the Children's Hospital for Wales and involves delivering imaging services while supporting training and research. The successful candidate must be on the GMC Specialist Register or a Specialty Registrar nearing certification. Offers a competitive salary range between £110,240 and £160,951 per annum and considers flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Evidence of formal training in diagnostic clinical radiology.
• Minimum of 12 months special interest in Paediatric Radiology.
• Evidence of effective leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver sessional commitments at Children's Hospital for Wales.
• Participate in clinical audit and understanding of its role.
• Engage with appraisal and revalidation.

Skills

Effective team working

Demonstrable communication skills

Education

On GMC Specialist Register or Specialty Registrar with CCT due

Job description

Go back Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Consultant in Paediatric & General Radiology

The closing date is 28 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Consultant in Paediatric & General Radiology based at University Hospital of Wales (UHW), Cardiff.

The post holder will join a team of 57 Consultant Radiologists (including 6 paediatric radiologists) in sharing provision of imaging services across Cardiff and Vale UHB to support primary, secondary and tertiary care across a range of specialties.

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 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

Sessional commitments will be delivered at the Children's Hospital for Wales and at UHW as part of a developing network service for Paediatric Radiology. It will provide an exciting opportunity to further develop existing paediatric radiology services across the region and will help towards achieving a more equitable distribution of specialist paediatric radiology provision in South Wales. Sessions will be in all areas of paediatric and general radiology.

There is a commitment to the 1 in 23 on‑call service for body radiology within Cardiff and Vale UHB and a proposal to transition to a 1 in 8 paediatric on‑call commitment in the future. There are separate on‑call rotas which cover MSK radiology, neuroradiology, and interventional radiology.

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 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 Caring for People, Keeping People Well and our vision 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, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• On GMC Specialist Register for specialty / Specialty Registrar with CCT due within six months of interview date (note that Portfolio Pathway applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application)

Experience

• Evidence of formal training in diagnostic clinical radiology
• Minimum of 12 months special interest / training in Paediatric Radiology

Skills

• Evidence of effective team and multi‑disciplinary working
• Effective and demonstrable communication skills

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
• Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Research

• Evidence of active research interests

Teaching

• Evidence of teaching medical students and resident doctors

Management

• Evidence of effective leadership skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board