Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Medicine
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 10 sessions per week (Full-Time)
- Job ref
- 180-CON-4937
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrooke's Hospital
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/02/2025
Employer heading
Consultant in Emergency Medicine
Consultant
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Emergency Medicine to commence employment from as soon as possible
You already know that Emergency Medicine is the most rewarding and challenging specialty and you have already proven that you are a great Emergency Physician!
Now come and join our team as a Consultant in a world-class hospital with a sustainable working pattern and in a place that will provide you and your family with every opportunity to grow and develop.
Welcome to Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust!
Main duties of the job
You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Emergency Medicine or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.
As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors’ professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.
Working for our organisation
The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.
Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, 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) will also be subject to this requirement.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Your work-life balance needs to take priority. Living in the East of England and working in Cambridge will allow you to combine your specialist clinical practice with a lifestyle that you choose – ranging from the intellectual stimulation and modern living associated with Cambridge City, Silicon Fen and the University to the semi-rural idyll of the surrounding villages. All with easy and rapid transport access to London and the Midlands.
Come and talk to us about joining our team.
You will be joining a friendly and supportive team of over 27 FTE Consultants working on an annualised rota to provide the full spectrum of Emergency Care within the Emergency Department at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (CUH). This is a busy, acute hospital, a specialist tertiary referral centre and one of the best performing regional Major Trauma Centres with one of the lowest mortality ratios in the UK. You will be supported by a dynamic and highly motivated Nursing team, an inspiring cadre of training and career grade Doctors, Emergency Nurse Practitioners, Advanced Care Practitioners and the full range of in-patient acute specialties.
Sub-specialist interests in Paediatric Emergency Medicine and Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine are well-established and additional personal interests in Academic Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Ultrasound, Medicine for Elderly (DME), Minor Injuries, Health Service management and Medical Education can all be supported.
Please refer to the Job description for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Understanding of the NHS
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Specialty Specific Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Professionalism
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Standards
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Katy Ritson
- Job title
- Specialty Lead for Emergency Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Informal enquiries about this post should be addressed to Dr Katy Ritson, Specialty Lead for Emergency Medicine via email at [email protected]
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