At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our PICU team to provide critical care for children in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, a leading health provider in the UK.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for research and teaching.
- Other info: Join a diverse team dedicated to improving health outcomes for the community.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while advancing your medical career.
- Qualifications: Must be on the Specialist Register or nearing CCT in Paediatric Intensive Care.
The predicted salary is between 114099 - 166585 £ per year.
Applications are invited for a full-time substantive Consultant Paediatric Intensivist to join the PICU team based at the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales on the University Hospital of Wales site in Cardiff. 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 at the time of interview. You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary range for this post is 114,099 - 166,585 per annum.
Main duties of the job include:
- Cardiff's Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU) is based in the Children's Hospital for Wales which consists of 7 commissioned ITU beds and 4 HDU beds.
- The Paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in Cardiff is the only children's intensive care unit located within Wales and accepts children requiring intensive care from all of mid and South Wales.
- It treats patients with all paediatric conditions including neurosurgery and is a Major Trauma Centre; whilst those acutely requiring cardiac surgery are transferred to Bristol PICU.
- Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University's School of Medicine will be expected.
Details:
- Date posted: 27 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
- Grade: Consultant
- Salary: 114,099 to 166,585 a year per annum
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 001-MP147.26
- Job locations: Children's Hospital for Wales, Heath Park, CARDIFF, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom
Person Specification:
- Qualifications: On Specialist Register for base specialty with accreditation in Paediatric Intensive Care at time of application OR CCT with sub-specialty accreditation in Paediatric Intensive Care OR Specialty Registrar with CCT due within 6 months of interview date for UK RCPCH trainees.
- Experience: Completion of RCPCH Progress PICM Curriculum and two years training in an RCPCH PICM ISAC approved centre / rotation paediatric intensive care medicine plus 6 months (minimum) of anaesthetics (stand alone), OR existing substantive practicing Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine in the NHS including transport.
- Skills: Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working, able to communicate effectively with patients, their relatives, colleagues, managers, other agencies, and staff at all levels.
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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