Job summary
Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant post to join our Paediatric Retrieval team at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.This post is available as soon as possible for a period of 6 months.

The appointee will be expected to provide Consultant clinical service, clinical leadership, specialist advice and multi-disciplinary management for the Paediatric Retrieval team.

The successful candidate will join a friendly and enthusiastic team including clinicians, highly experienced Nurses, Specialty Registrars and fellows, dedicated ambulance technicians and the Emergency Bed Finding Service (EBS).

Main duties of the job
You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Paediatric Intensive care or equivalent experience and expertise 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.

About us
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.

Closing date 25 October 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum pro-rata
Contract: Fixed term, 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 180-LOCON-5517

Job responsibilities
The Paediatric Retrieval service is co-located and integrated with the neonatal transport service and is operational 24/7, 365 days a year covering the East of England. The Paediatric team have now completed more than 1000 transfers since inception in April 2021.

Our Paediatric Intensive Care Unit supports a wide range of medical and surgical specialties, major trauma, education and research. We are the regional centre for paediatric surgery, with a 13 bedded PICU and a 40 cot neonatal unit. Paediatric cardiac surgery, paediatric transplantation and craniofacial are the only subspecialties not offered on site.

There are close links with the University Department of Paediatrics and the Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit CUH, together with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust and Cambridge University are well on the way in developments to build a new Cambridge Children's Hospital on the Biomedical campus. Work is underway with the building expected to open in 2028.

Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for these posts.

Person Specification
Shortlisting (Essential)

• Questions
• Standards
• Professionalism
• Clinical Skills
• Specialty Specific Skills related to post
• Commitment to Clinical Governance/Improving quality of patient care
• Communication Skills
• Personal Skills
• Understanding of the NHS
• Commitment to ongoing Professional Development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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 Sponsorship
Applications 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Specialty Lead for PaNDR, Dr Raj Pillai, rajappan.parameswaranpillai@nhs.net

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