Consultant in Nephrology

Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Nephrology within the Nephrology & Transplant department based at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.

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. Transplantation is also provided for patients from West Wales - an additional 0.8 million population. The take-on rate for Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) is more than 140 per million population per year. The rate for kidney transplantation (including combined kidney pancreas) exceeds 69 per million population per year.

The Directorate runs an active Home Therapies programme, and currently manages approximately 65 patients receiving Peritoneal Dialysis therapies, and approximately 40 patients receiving Home Haemodialysis. This area of care is a focus for development and expansion in the Directorate's current strategy.

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.

Main duties of the job
This post will work closely with Consultant colleagues as well as a broad multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality nephrology services to our patients.

This Nephrology post will be a focussed role for the Home Dialysis as well as inpatient care and general nephrology outpatients.

The appointee will participate in the running of the urgent care nephrology service including providing ward rounds three times a week. There is also a commitment to the on-call rota which is currently 1 in 10.

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 six 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.

Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University's School of Medicine will be expected.

About us
Cardiff 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 "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", 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.

Details
Date posted
12 August 2026

Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade
Consultant

Salary
£114,099 to £166,585 a year
per annum

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
001-MP156.26

Job locations
University Hospital Wales
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XW
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• On GMC Specialist Register for Renal Medicine / Specialist Registrar with CCT/CESR(CP) due within 6 months of interview date
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD
• On Specialist Register for General Medicine

Experience
Essential

• Broad training and experience in Renal Medicine
• Experience of liaising with clinicians, commissioners, the UK Renal Registry and/or external agencies

Skills
Essential

• Evidence of effective team and multi-disciplinary working
• Effective and demonstrable communication skills

Clinical Governance
Essential

• 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)

Research
Essential

• Evidence of active research interests

Teaching
Essential

• Evidence of teaching medical students and junior doctors

Management
Essential

• Evidence of effective leadership skills

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).

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.