Overview
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) are looking to recruit a forward-thinking and motivated individual to join our team of Acute Medicine Consultants. This is a post for a Locum Consultant with specialist registration. The role will be to provide care across both our hospitals, the West Cumberland Hospital (WCH) in Whitehaven and the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle, though will primarily be job planned to work and be based at Carlisle.
Main duties
This post offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of developing new and innovative approaches and services for the residents of North Cumbria, a uniquely beautiful and challenging area. Full details including an example job plan can be found in the attached Job Description.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county. 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 of our Trust
* A positive patient experience every time
* A great place to work
* Managing our money well
Acute Medicine runs 2 Acute Medical Units with an unselected medical take at both sites. Our team delivers Same Day Emergency Care services for Acute Medicine on both sites, and are involved in a wide range of transformational improvement work in this area. The Trust has won national awards for our composite workforce model at West Cumberland Hospital and there will be opportunities to be involved in the training and educational supervision of Deanery trainees at all levels should you be successful, helping to contribute to the next generation of medical professionals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Relocation assistance of up to £8,000 may be available for successful applicants moving to the region.
* 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.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
* Full Registration with the General Medical Council.
* Member of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent
* Proof of competency in emergency and elective index cases
Desirable
* Special interest or certification in any medical specialty.
* Entry on the GMC specialist register via relevant CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), relevant CESR or European Community Rights
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
* High level of clinical experience and competence in Acute Medicine
* Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
* A commitment to, and experience of teaching
* An interest in developing links with Primary Care
* Completed Higher Specialist Training (CCT) in General (Internal) Medicine, Acute Internal Medicine or evidence of equivalent competency.
Teaching
Essential
* Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
Desirable
* Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates
* Teaching of non-medical health professionals.
* Educational Qualification
Research, Audit and Clinical Governance
Essential
* Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit.
* Experience of research and Clinical Governance
Desirable
* Publications in referred journals
* Ability to supervise postgraduate research
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