Consultant Obstetrician with interest in Maternal Medicine

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Obstetrician with an interest in Maternal Medicine. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and ambitious team based at University Hospital of Wales which births over 5,400 women per year and provides tertiary fetal and maternal medicine services for all of South East Wales.

This vacancy has arisen due to expansion of our Consultant workforce to achieve 86 hours labour ward Consultant presence and strengthen our emergency gynaecology services. We are looking for someone with an interest in service improvement that aligns with evidence-based medicine and interest in multi-professional teaching and training.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary range for this post is £91,722 per annum to £119,079 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.

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.

The Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, primarily based at the University Hospital of ales site, provides midwife-led and obstetric-led care to women within Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. Around 1/5 of our antenatal care is provided from University Hospital Llandough and this is both midwife and obstetric-led care. The UHB also provides a tertiary service for fetal medicine, maternal medicine, infertility and gynae-oncology.

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

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., 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 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.