£47k – £64k per annum

Job Details:

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrooke’s Hospital Town Cambridge Salary £93,666 – £126,281 per annum pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 14/01/2024 23:59 Interview date 08/03/2024

Job overview

Applications are invited for the substantive post of Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, with an interest in respiratory infection at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will join the Respiratory Medicine department at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be encouraged to develop their interest in respiratory infection, joining an enthusiastic team of colleagues who currently run services dedicated to respiratory immunology, mycobacterial infection, bronchiectasis, the Respiratory OPAT Service, and neurodisability with respiratory infections. They will contribute to the on-call respiratory take rota.

You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Respiratory and General 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.