Locum Consultant General Paediatrician

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Wales; On-site; GBP 98,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Health Board in Wales seeks a Locum Consultant General Paediatrician for 8 sessions per week at the Children's Hospital for Wales, with a competitive salary of £97,011 per annum. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive paediatric services including in-patient care and outpatient clinics. Applicants should have full GMC registration and a background in general paediatrics. This role is available until around December 2026, covering maternity leave.

Qualifications

• Broad training and experience in general paediatrics.
• Demonstrates clear potential for independent Consultant practice.
• Special interest to complement the work of the department, especially unscheduled care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver full scope of general paediatric care required for the Children's Hospital for Wales.
• Manage in-patient care, outpatient clinics, and acute paediatric assessment.

Skills

Effective and demonstrable communication skills

Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working

Ability to critically appraise research

Evidence of teaching medical students, resident doctors and PAM's

Evidence of effective leadership skills

Education

Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise

Job description

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Locum Consultant General Paediatrician

The closing date is 06 January 2026

Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant in General Paediatrics, working 8 sessions per week, based at the Children's Hospital for Wales in Cardiff, available until approximately December 2026 whilst covering maternity leave. While specialist interests are welcomed and can be accommodated within the role, they are not essential for appointment.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary for this post is £97,011 per annum for an 8-session commitment.

Applicants should preferably either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within three months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview.

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 join a team of 10 Consultant General Paediatricians (8.3 WTE), with 6.9 Consultants contributing to the acute rota, delivering the full scope of general paediatric care required for the Children's Hospital for Wales. This hospital is an integral part of the University Hospital of Wales, providing both secondary and tertiary paediatric services across South Wales.

This locum post offers a unique chance to work in a modern, purpose-built environment, alongside highly skilled colleagues in a department committed to excellence in clinical care, education and research. The role is designed to provide comprehensive general paediatric services, including in-patient care, outpatient clinics, and acute paediatric assessment.

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.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise

Experience

• Broad training and experience in general paediatrics
• Demonstrates clear potential for independent Consultant practice
• Special interest to complement the work of the department, especially unscheduled care

Skills

• Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary 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 (or equivalent)

Research

• Ability to critically appraise research

Teaching

• Evidence of teaching medical students, resident doctors and PAM's

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