Applications are invited for exceptional candidates to join the Neuroendocrine Cancer Service within the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board as a full-time fixed term Clinical Fellow in Gastroenterology & Neuroendocrine Tumours for 12 months in the first instance. The fixed term post is available from August 2025.
It is an exciting time to join the Health Board with expansion of the nationally commissioned South Wales Neuroendocrine Cancer Service, a tertiary cancer service for patients with Neuroendocrine Tumours (NETs) and an accredited European Centre of Excellence. This is an innovative, patient-centred, tertiary service achieving awards including the British Society of Gastroenterology service prize and other national awards. As one of the larger centres in the UK, it receives approximately 200 new patients a year.
The majority of patients have Gastroenteropancreatic-NETs (GEP-NETs) involving elements of specific luminal gastroenterology, endoscopy, oncology, and hepatobiliary medicine expertise. The service has been developed through clinical leadership working with gastroenterology/hepatology, endocrinology, surgery, oncology, radiology, nuclear medicine, palliative care, and pathology teams, identifying patients' goals through co-production. 2.6 WTE Clinical Nurse Specialists provide nursing support and coordination for patients across South Wales alongside a NET dietician.
Main duties of the job
Your main duties will be to manage patients in the NET service in an outpatient setting and within multidisciplinary team meetings. Other clinical duties, on rotation, include providing care for Gastroenterology and Hepatology patients on the ward and other outlying acute ward areas. There will be an opportunity to contribute to research and service evaluation activities as part of the national service and participate in educational activities. As a service heavily involved in digital transformation, there will be an opportunity to participate in digital health technology projects and develop skills in this area.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
The post is based at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, with some duties required at the nearby University Hospital Llandough.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Prof Mohid Khan
Job title: Consultant Gastroenterologist, Clinical Lead South Wales Neuroendocrine Tumour Service
Email address Mohid.khan@wales.nhs.uk number 02920 741707
About us
Cardiff, the City and the Capital of Wales, has a typical air of a cosmopolitan city, being the administrative, business, cultural and education centre for Wales. Cardiff has much to offer, modern shopping centres, Edwardian arcades with exclusive boutiques and a large indoor market.Cardiff Castle sits in the middle of the city along with impressive buildings such as the City Hall and the National Museum of Wales. For entertainment, Cardiff has many venues - the Millennium Centre, Motorpoint Arena and St David's Hall for world class concerts, the New Theatre and Sherman Theatre, large cinema complexes as well as Chapter Arts Centre.The city also contains the Welsh National Ice Rink and the National Sports Centre and the Millennium Rugby Stadium. The development of some 2,700 acres of Cardiff Bay has created a 500 acre lake, 8 miles of waterfront and a new commercial and leisure environment. The Vale of Glamorgan stretches to the coast and is dotted with small country villages. Situated in the Vale are the picturesque beaches of Southerndown and Llantwit Major. Within an hour from Cardiff is varied countryside - the Brecon Beacons and the Wye Valley.
Details
Date posted
29 May 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
xc2xa343,821 to xc2xa368,330 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
001-MP095.25-A
Job locations
University Hospital of Wales
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XW
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to and Person Specification
Working with the lead of the Neuroendocrine Cancer service, alongside the NET CNSs and a number of specialists in gastroenterology, endocrinology, oncology, radiology, and surgery throughout South Wales, you will be responsible for care for outpatients and inpatients with neuroendocrine tumours.
We have good links with Cardiff University and the Wales Deanery; as a teaching unit, we are driving forward a programme of medical education, international research, and innovations in gastroenterology and endoscopy. This is an excellent opportunity for dynamic individuals with the appropriate skills to join our multidisciplinary team. The Department provides a comprehensive service for patients with GI disorders from Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to and Person Specification
Working with the lead of the Neuroendocrine Cancer service, alongside the NET CNSs and a number of specialists in gastroenterology, endocrinology, oncology, radiology, and surgery throughout South Wales, you will be responsible for care for outpatients and inpatients with neuroendocrine tumours.
We have good links with Cardiff University and the Wales Deanery; as a teaching unit, we are driving forward a programme of medical education, international research, and innovations in gastroenterology and endoscopy. This is an excellent opportunity for dynamic individuals with the appropriate skills to join our multidisciplinary team. The Department provides a comprehensive service for patients with GI disorders from Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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