General Practitioners; GPs

Overview

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board seeks to recruit highly motivated Salaried General Practitioners (GPs) who will be part of the multi-professional team delivering high quality, compassionate care to the people of Cardiff and South Wales at our Emergency Unit, University Hospital Wales, Cardiff.

This is an opportunity to join the Emergency Medicine department as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes Consultants, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists and experienced and well-established nursing and administrative teams.

The post holder will engage with the Clinical Director and other members of the team to support the provision of safe, appropriate clinical care. The Salaried GP role will provide direct clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment to patients, including all aspects of urgent and routine presentations with escalation of care and referral on to other services as determined by priority and severity.

• Monday 14:00 - 22:00
• Wednesday 14:00 - 22:00
• Saturday 14:00 - 22:00
• Sunday 14:00 - 22:00

The primary duties of the post are to provide GP consultations to patients including diagnosis, treatment and referrals, prescribing in line with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Medicines Management guidelines, health education as appropriate, administrative duties associated with the care of patients and maintenance of accurate patient records using paper and electronic systems used in the service.

This post sits within the Emergency Medicine Department which forms part of Medicine Clinical Board. The post holder will be professionally accountable to the Medical Director and managerially accountable to the Clinical Director for Emergency Medicine and Medicine Clinical Board Director. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered ngak on the application form.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a fər Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non‑UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self‑assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.

If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UKmina, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across six hospital sites, we offer a diverse range of career opportunities. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with partners to develop regional services.

Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.