Locum Consultant in Spinal Rehabilitation

Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. Employer type NHS. Site University Hospital Llandough. Town Penarth. Salary £121,264 per annum. Salary period Yearly. Closing 01/03/2026 23:59.

Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant in Spinal Rehabilitation, to help develop and support existing spinal rehabilitation services within the purpose-built Centre for Specialist Spinal and Neuro Rehabilitation at the University Hospital Llandough.

A motivated and enthusiastic colleague is required to join the current team of five rehabilitation Consultants (across both Spinal and Neuro Rehabilitation) and experienced MDT; applicants should have at least two years postgraduate training in spinal rehabilitation. This locum post is available for a period of 12 months.

Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary for this post is £121,264 per annum.

Applicants should preferably either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within three months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview.

Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.

The specialist Spinal Rehabilitation Unit provides care for adults from a wide geographical area, including South and Mid Wales, and the postholder will be expected to provide medical support to the inpatients on Ward West 8, run weekly outpatient clinics and also support the newly-established Spinal Outreach MDT.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.

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.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents for this post.

• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
• On GMC Specialist Register for Rehabilitation Medicine / Neurology
• An appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent

• Four years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least two years in Spinal Rehabilitation
• Ventilatory and experience of service development

• Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
• Effective and demonstrable communication skills
• Up to date with current practices in spinal cord rehabilitation
• Ability to take independent clinical decisions

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit
• Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation or equivalent

• Ability to critically appraise research

• Evidence of teaching medical students and…