Job overview

Applications are invited for a Consultant in Virtual Wards, Virtual Care and Hospital at Home at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

As a globally recognised leader in virtual ward services, we specialise in delivering cutting-edge solutions for admission avoidance and step-down care. Our innovative virtual ward integrates seamlessly with other healthcare providers, ensuring patients receive expert care at home while reducing hospital pressures.

Dependant on the clinical speciality, our Consultant team take either primary responsibility for the patient or work alongside speciality teams and assist in their management. 

This post has been created to enable expansion of the Virtual Ward service which has already proven to reduce length of stay and improve patient experience. The post will provide Consultant level leadership to the 46 bedded virtual ward, with plans for expansion in the future.

Main duties of the job

You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in a relevant medical specialty (i.e. Acute/ General Medicine) or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. The primary responsibility of the post is to provide clinical leadership and direct clinical care for the virtual ward service based at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, domiciliary visits and close liaison with neighbouring health care providers is required. The successful candidate may be able to combine virtual ward with an appropriate complementary speciality or acute/general medicine.

Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.

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.