Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Consultant in Nephrology
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Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Nephrology within the Nephrology & Transplant department based at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
The Nephrology and Transplant Directorate serves a population of approximately 1.4 million people in South East Wales, providing a complete range of diagnostic and therapeutic services including dialysis and transplantation. Transplantation is also provided for patients from West Wales – an additional 0.8 million population. The take-on rate for Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) is more than 140 per million population per year. The rate for kidney transplantation (including combined kidney pancreas) exceeds 69 per million population per year.
The Directorate runs an active Home Therapies programme, and currently manages approximately 65 patients receiving Peritoneal Dialysis therapies, and approximately 40 patients receiving Home Haemodialysis. This area of care is a focus for development and expansion in the Directorate’s current strategy.
Application Requirements
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.
Role Responsibilities
This post will work closely with Consultant colleagues as well as a broad multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality nephrology services to our patients.
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This Nephrology post will be a focussed role for the Home Dialysis as well as inpatient care and general nephrology outpatients.
The appointee will participate in the running of the urgent care nephrology service including providing ward rounds three times a week. There is also a commitment to the on-call rota which is currently 1 in 10.
Additional Information
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.
Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University’s School of Medicine will be expected.
About Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
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.
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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.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
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Dr Aled Lewis
- Job title: Clinical Director Nephrology & Transplant
- Email address: Aled.Lewis@wales.nhs.uk
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Rachel Long
- Job title: Directorate Manager - Nephrology & Transplant
- Email address: Rachel.Long@wales.nhs.uk
- Phone: 02921 848395
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