Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist

CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC ANAESTHESIA Applications are invited for a Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist to join a rapidly expanding anaesthetic department working across the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales and the University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital in Cardiff. Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University's Wales College of Medicine will be expected. The Anaesthetic Department has a very active ongoing academic research programme. Cardiff and Vale Health Board is one of the largest in the United Kingdom and is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services. Although these posts are full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements. Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register for Anaesthetics or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview. A satisfactory disclosure check will be required of the successful applicants.

The successful candidates will be expected to contribute to the paediatric anaesthetic work of the Department including cover for Consultant colleagues where practical. This includes working flexibly to maintain skilled consultant cover for emergency service provision.