Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Medicine
- Grade
- Clinical Fellow Higher (ST3-5/ST6+)
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- 40 hours per week (Full-time)
- Job ref
- 180-CFH-5083
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrooke's Hospital
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £61,825 - £70,425 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/04/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/05/2025
Employer heading

Clinical Fellow Higher (ST3-5/ST6+) in Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Clinical Fellow Higher (ST3-5/ST6+)
Job overview
Applications are invited for a Clinical Fellow Higher (ST3-5/ST6+) in Paediatric Emergency Medicine at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This post is available from 01 September 2025 for 6 months in the first instance. An extension of contract may be possible based on mutual agreement.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicants will be treated like all other Trainees within the Paediatric Emergency Department. They will be assigned an Educational Supervisor and will be able to attend the monthly departmental teaching program.
Applicants must meet the essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification section of the job description for the relevant grade of Fellow post that they are applying for.
Please note that these posts do not carry Postgraduate Dean’s approval or training recognition.
Full Registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council at point of application is required.
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
Each year there are 30,000 paediatric attendances in the Paediatric Emergency Department which includes an on-site urgent treatment centre and is the region’s major trauma centre. Patient presentations are varied from simple minor injuries to complex medical and trauma patients. The department is supported by RCEM PEM Consultants, RCPCH Acute Paediatricians, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and highly experienced paediatric nursing team.
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Person specification
Shortlistable
Essential criteria
- Yes = 1, No = 0. If applicant is not shortlistable please add reason in comments section
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 James Price
- Job title
- Consultant in Emergency Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Dr Katy Ritson, Consultant in Emergency Medicine
Email: [email protected]
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