Specialty Doctor in Paediatrics (Fixed Term) in Llantrisant

Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board. Located in the heart of South Wales, we’re central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. Deeply rooted in our community, as an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together. At CTM, you’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we’re creating a space where everyone can thrive.

This post is a replacement of existing post but with diverse roles and developmental opportunities to suit applicant’s interests. This post provides middle grade cover to the general paediatric, PAU at RGH and to the outpatient clinics under supervision of the consultants; and complements the existing middle grade posts in the department. The post holder will participate in 1:8 prospective rolling rota sharing with existing specialty doctors. This post is fixed term up to 1 year due to changes within the department. The post holder will be based at RGH but may be expected to work across different sites within the Health Board depending upon needs. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Job Overview:

• Conducting daily ward rounds in the Children's Ward, RGH and report to the consultant in charge.
• Participate in PAU cover.
• Supervision to Junior medical team and acts as a source of advice and support to the nursing staff.
• See Patients in A+E at the request of paediatrics junior doctors and consultants.
• To carry out safeguarding medical examinations when adequately trained.
• Attend specialist clinics as per area of interest.
• See new and follow up General Paediatric patients in the clinics under supervision of consultant.
• Participate in clinical/medical audit, teaching and research within the children’s service.
• Managing the acute paediatric intake at PCH with junior and consultant support.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve.
• We treat everyone with respect.
• We all work together as one team.

The post holder will have opportunities to develop expertise in an area of Paediatric specialty such as Epilepsy, Diabetes, Allergy, Asthma, Cardiology, Community Paediatrics and Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics. The post holder will have opportunities to undertake professional development activities, audit and will engage in appraisal process.

Equality and Diversity: We welcome applications from all protected groups under the Equality Act 2010. This includes, but is not limited to, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity, and marriage and civil partnership, as well as those from the Armed Forces community.

Sponsorship: Applicants who are not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals will require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa unless they already hold permission to work via another route. Prospective applicants should self-assess their eligibility for sponsorship by visiting the UK Government’s Work in the UK guidance.

Use of AI: We review applications against role-specific criteria. Whilst AI tools can be helpful, applications that rely heavily on AI-generated or generic content may not provide the necessary detail, which may reduce the chances of being shortlisted. To give your application the best chance, please ensure the information you provide is both accurate and authentic, and tailor your examples to the criteria in the Person Specification.

Correspondence: Please check your email regularly, as all recruitment correspondence will be sent to the address on your application. Applications are accepted in Welsh or English with no preference.

Additional information: We reserve the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement to accommodate the redeployment of internal staff into suitable roles. All posts are subject to relevant checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service checks and, where required, Professional Registration verification. We are proud to be a living wage employer.