Closing date: 15 July 2026
Job summaryApplications 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 jobYou 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.
About usThe 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.
Job responsibilitiesPlease refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialProfessional DevelopmentEssentialUnderstanding of the NHSEssentialPersonal SkillsEssentialCommunication SkillsEssentialClinical GovernanceEssentialSpecialty Specific SkillsEssentialClinical SkillsEssentialProfessionalismEssentialStandardsEssentialDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
