About this role
Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine and Acute Medicine (10PAs) to start as soon as possible for a period of 12 months. This Locum post is to cover Respiratory Medicine (50%) and Acute Medicine (50%).
Main duties of the job
The holder will support care of inpatients in General Respiratory Medicine (4-5 ward weeks per year including weekend), and outpatients in General Respiratory Medicine, with a focus on caring for people with COPD as the team roll out biologic therapy for eligible patients with COPD.
The post is joint with the department of Acute Medicine, and the holder will undertake up to 15 weeks (with approximately 5 weekends) per year of Acute Medicine ward Consultant work.
You will be fully registered with the GMC and have a CCT in Respiratory Medicine and either general Internal Medicine or Acute 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.
For further information and a provisional timetable please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
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.
Job description Job 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 Essential
Score 1-5
Professional Development Essential
Score 1-5
Understanding of the NHS Essential
Score 1-5
Personal Skills Essential
Score 1-5
Communication Skills Essential
Score 1-5
Clinical Governance Essential
Score 1-5
Specialty Specific Skills Essential
Score 1-5
Clinical Skills Essential
Score 1-5
Professionalism Essential
Score 1-5
Standards Essential
Score 1-5
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 (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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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 (Opens in a new tab)