Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrooke’s Hospital Town Cambridge Salary £113,565 – £150,569 per annum pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 15/07/2026 23:59 Interview date 30/09/2026
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Emergency Medicine (9 PA).
Interviews for this post will be held in person on Wednesday 30 September 2026 at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge. (Hills Road, CB2 0QQ). Specific department and venue details will be provided to shortlisted candidates.
Main duties of the job
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.
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.
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
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Score 1-5
Professional Development
- Score 1-5
Understanding of the NHS
- Score 1-5
Personal Skills
- Score 1-5
Communication Skills
- Score 1-5
Clinical Governance
- Score 1-5
Specialty Specific Skills
- Score 1-5
Clinical Skills
- Score 1-5
Professionalism
- Score 1-5
Standards
- Score 1-5
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Dr Katy RitsonJob title Specialty Lead for Emergency MedicineEmail address katy.ritson1@nhs.net
Additional information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Informal enquiries about this post should be addressed to Dr Katy Ritson, Clinical Director for Acute Services & Interim Specialty Lead for Emergency Medicine (katy.ritson1@nhs.net).
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