Physician's Assistant

Job overview

Are you looking for job satisfaction and a new challenge?

We can offer exciting full time vacancies for rotational positions (not fixed or set days), which offer an excellent opportunity to be involved in the care of patients within specialist Units (for example Medical Directorate, Accident and Emergency, Neuro, Transplant and Paediatrics) and work within friendly professional teams via a rotational shift system covering a 24 hour service period.

We are looking for confident, positive people with good communication and organisational skills to work directly with medical and nursing staff.  The role is Clinical and you will be required to use the Trust computer system for which full training will be given.

It is a requirement of this role that you undertake the Physician’s Assistant Training Programme, which works towards National Occupational Standards, and undertake Objective Structured Clinical Examinations.

Main duties of the job

Provide clinical skills to patients under the direction of Clinicians adhering to Trust policies and procedures and the Trust Values.

To assist in patient care of specific patient group by undertaking clinical tasks as directed by and under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Doctor.

May involve working in a variety of settings including hospital and outreach working.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: -    applied for a Graduate visa -    or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

The advert will close at midnight on 8th May2026

Interviews are due to be held on 18th May 2026

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.