Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant Paediatrician with appropriate skills and experience in palliative medicine to work as part of the All Wales Paediatric Palliative Care Network, both in the tertiary centre and in a large local district general hospital as well as a Children's Hospice. This is a part-time post working 7 sessions per week., Core tertiary work is shared with the other three Consultants on the team on a 'Consultant of the week' basis. In addition to that core All Wales work, the post offers tertiary cover to patients in Swansea Bay and Hywel Dda Health Boards.

The post combines tertiary work with local Level III provision in Swansea Bay Health Board. The hospice element of the post provides medical palliative care support to inpatients at Ty Hafan Children's Hospice alongside other Consultant colleagues.

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

Consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary for this post is £81,620 per annum for a 7-session commitment.

Applicants should preferably be on the GMC Specialist Register and 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, 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.