Job summary
- Main area
- WCH Composite Workforce - 201146
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (Additional PAs due to on call commitments in acute and general medical wards)
- Job ref
- 262-A-25-7535613
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Cumberland Hospital
- Town
- Whitehaven
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in General Medicine
Consultant
Job overview
At North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) things are changing.
We have recently appointed to a number of exciting leadership roles at NCIC. These recently appointed roles include a Medical Director – Operational Delivery, Medical Director – Professional Standards, Deputy Medical Director – Workforce, Deputy Medical Director – Patient Safety, Deputy Medical Director – Governance.
These roles are part of a wider structural change, restructuring our services into Care Collaboratives, and giving clinicians greater responsibility for the specialties they deliver. 8 x Clinical Collaborative Chairs have recently been appointed to lead our clinical services.
These leadership roles will put us firmly on path to becoming truly clinically led, where the quality of patient care is at the heart of our decision making.
Main duties of the job
To be successful you will have the skills, energy and enthusiasm to lead our clinical teams, and drive the change and innovation to help us deliver the best possible care. You will inspire others and play a vital role in delivering our ambitious agenda. You will add a strong clinical voice to our leadership team and contribute to a culture which values professional excellence and enables our clinicians to be the best they can be.
It is an exciting time to join us as we work with the University of Cumbria and Imperial College London to launch the Cumbria Medical School in 2025. Our vision is to be a leading organisation for medical leadership, education and training.
The Trust currently has a £40m development programme for our West Cumberland Hospital site, and plans for a new £20m Community Diagnostic Centre proposed to open in 2025.
A £15m business case has recently been approved, and plans are now in development, for a new Endoscopy Suite at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, including 5 endoscopy rooms.
In addition, the Trust is about to embark on a £40m programme to procure and implement a modular, integrated and interoperable electronic patient record (EPR).
Due to our geography we deliver a broad range of clinical services which are not typically found in other district general hospitals, including interventional cardiology and vascular services.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
We are fortunate to be located in one of the most beautiful areas of the country. With the Lake District on our doorstep, Cumbria is a great place to call home.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
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As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Valid Full Registration with the General Medical Council,
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent
- On the Specialist Register for the above or within 6 months of being admitted to the Register by the AAC date.
Desirable criteria
- Other relevant medical and non-medical training/degree
- Other relevant postgraduate qualification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable criteria
- A commitment to, and experience of teaching
- Completed Higher Specialist Training (CCT) in general medicine or evidence of equivalent competency.
Management and Administrative
Essential criteria
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the service.
- Ability to organise and manage own workload efficiently
Desirable criteria
- Experience of audit management
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of, and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- Teaching of non-medical health professionals. Educational Qualification
Research, Audit and Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit.
- Experience of research and Clinical Governance
Desirable criteria
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
- Publications in referred journals
Communication skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Empathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs
- Approachable and effective Multi-disciplinary team member with excellent interpersonal skills
- Team loyalty
- Positive approach to lessons learnt
- Confident approach without being arrogant
Desirable criteria
- IT Skills
- Presentation skills
Continued Professioanl / Personal Development
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable evidence of lifelong learning
- Reflective approach to personal development with an ability to acknowledge and effectively manage poor performance.
- Participation in appropriate peer review processes.
Desirable criteria
- Continued Professional / Personal Development
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Participation in on call and emergency cover.
- Ability to travel to fulfil the requirements of the post
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Val Buchanan
- Job title
- Deputy General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07768447460
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