Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has developed for a substantive Consultant Geriatrician appointment with a special interest in Acute Geriatrics

The successful candidate will become part of the acute geriatrics team at the University Hospital of Wales where they will support the acute take for older people and inpatients on the Older Person's Acute Medical Unit.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will use their GIM and Geriatric Medicine skillset to help with specialty retrieval, management and ongoing care of patients. The candidate will also be supported in exploring the opportunities and challenges that frail older people uniquely manifest in this setting.

Participation in the Acute General Internal Medical On-call rota on a 1:16 basis pro-rata basis at UHW will also form the final clinical part of the overall post.

Main duties and responsibilities can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents

About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Details
Date posted: 03 July 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £114,099 to £166,585 a year pa pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 001-MP128.26
Job locations: University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: Full GMC / GDC registration with a licence to practise
• Essential: On Specialist Register for specialty / Specialty Registrar with CCT / CESR (Combined Programme) due within 6 months of interview date
• Essential: MRCP(UK) or equivalent
• Desirable: Higher Diploma or Degree e.g. Masters, PhD, MD, DSc

Skills

• Essential: Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working

Experience

• Essential: General Medicine and relevant specialty experience
• Desirable: Experience of working in an acute geriatrics setting

Clinical Governance

• Essential: Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
• Essential: Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Essential: Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation
• Desirable: Audit / QIP work that improved clinical proactive / outcomes for patients

Research

• Essential: Evidence of active research interests
• Essential: Ability to critically appraise research
• Desirable: Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication

Teaching

• Essential: Evidence of teaching medical / dental students and junior doctors / dentists
• Desirable: Organisation of (undergraduate and / or postgraduate) teaching programmes

Management

• Essential: Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process
• Essential: Evidence of effective leadership skills
• Desirable: Evidence of management training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship: 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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address: University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Consultant Geriatrician / Clinical Director Dr Siobhan Lewis, siobhan.lewis@wales.nhs.uk