Job summary
The Adult Critical Care Directorate at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking to appoint a Speciality Doctor to join the critical care team based at the University Hospital of Wales with some cover also provided at the nearby University Hospital Llandough. The successful candidate will provide high-quality care to critically ill patients within one of the largest tertiary critical care services in Wales, supporting a broad range of specialist services including major trauma, neurosurgery, transplantation and complex surgical care. The post offers excellent opportunities to develop clinical expertise in intensive care medicine within a leading teaching and research environment.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will play a key role in the day-to-day management of patients within the Adult Critical Care Unit and Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU). Duties include assessing and managing critically ill patients, delivering organ support therapies, performing clinical procedures within their scope of competence, prescribing treatments and maintaining accurate clinical records. The successful candidate will participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds, contribute to patient safety and quality improvement initiatives, support junior doctors and medical students through supervision and teaching, and take part in the resident out-of-hours rota. There will also be opportunities to engage in educational activities, audit, clinical governance and research.

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: 05 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Specialty Doctor
Salary: £63,696 to £102,689 a year pa
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 001-MP190.26
Job locations: University Hospital Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: MBBS or equivalent
• Essential: Full GMC/GDC Registration with a Licence to Practice
• Desirable: Intercalated Degree
• Desirable: MSc or PHD
• Desirable: Academic Excellence (Prizes, merits, distinctions)
• Desirable: Post graduate examination in critical care e.g FICM, EDIC or equivalent.

Previous Experience

• Essential: Four years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as fixed-term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty, OR equivalent experience / competencies.
• Desirable: Postgraduate Fellowship/Membership

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

• Essential: Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.
• Essential: Able to participate as key member of cardiac arrest team with advanced airway skills
• Essential: Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working.
• Essential: Counselling and communication skills.
• Essential: Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance.
• Essential: Up to date with current practices.
• Essential: Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate.
• Essential: Teaching Experience
• Desirable: Computing skills
• Desirable: Audit
• Desirable: Research interests relevant to specialty.
• Desirable: Teaching

Personal Characteristics

• Essential: Motivated and efficient
• Essential: Able to relate to patients, staff and medical colleagues.
• Essential: Flexible, caring and hardworking
• Essential: Ability to work as part of a team

Other Requirements

• Essential: Current GMC certificate with a licence to practise
• Essential: Satisfactory immigration status for length of contract
• Essential: Satisfactory Health Clearance
• Essential: Satisfactory DBS Clearance
• Desirable: Ability to speak Welsh

Employer details
Employer name: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer's website: https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/

For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Lead for Workforce, Mark Raper, Mark.Raper@wales.nhs.uk, 02921843084

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. 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.