Job summaryThis is an exciting opportunity for nephrology consultants who have a specialist interest in transplantation to join our department. We are advertising 2 Locum Consultant Transplant Nephrology posts to support the current team and contribute to the expansion of Cardiff Transplant Unit.
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.
The Transplant Unit at UHW is a leader in the field, performing approximately 120 adult transplants per year. This includes compatible and blood group and HLA incompatible living donors (approximately 50 per year), deceased donors (donation after brainstem death (DBD) and donation after circulatory death (DCD), approximately 60-80 per year), and Pancreas transplants (approximately 8-15 per year). The unit has a stand-alone multi-organ retrieval team and is part of National Organ Retrieval Services (NORS) providing abdominal retrieval services nationally and Normothermic Organ Perfusion (one of the 3 units recognised for the current provision of Normothermic perfusion).
The unit has one of the largest experiences in the country in ABOi and HLAi transplants in close collaboration with the Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility Laboratory of South Wales with excellent results.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will work closely with Consultant colleagues as well as a broad multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality nephrology and transplant services to our patients.
The post holder will work with a team of 4 Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physicians and 9 Consultant Transplant Surgeons to deliver kidney and pancreas transplant services to the 1.5 million population of South and Mid Wales and pancreas transplant for Shrewsbury.
The successful candidate will also provide outpatient care in a general nephrology clinic and to a cohort of dialysis patients.
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 three 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.
About usCardiff 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.
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. 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.
DetailsDate posted: 03 July 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £125,509 a year per annum
Contract: Locum
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number: 001-MP125.26
Job locations: University Hospital Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom
Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesYou will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- On GMC Specialist Register for Renal Medicine / Specialty Registrar with CCT / CESR (Combined Programme) due within 3 months of interview date
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent
Desirable- Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD
ExperienceEssential- Broad training in Renal Medicine
- Experience of sub-specialty training in transplantation in an acute transplanting unit
Desirable- Fellowship / Post-CCT fellowship in Transplantation
- Experience of pancreas transplantation
- Experience of living donor assessments
- Transplant Immunology experience
SkillsEssential- Evidence of effective team and multi-disciplinary working
- Effective and demonstrable communication skills
Clinical GovernanceEssential- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
- Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation (or equivalent)
ResearchEssential- Ability to critically appraise research
- Evidence of active research interests
TeachingEssential- Evidence of teaching medical students and junior doctors
ManagementEssential- Evidence of effective leadership skills
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer name: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address: University Hospital Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details:For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Director Nephrology & Transplant
Dr Aled Lewis
Aled.Lewis@wales.nhs.uk
