Consultant in Acute Medicine
Closing date: 07 July 2026
Join the team at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust to shape your role in acute medicine with a focus on frailty, virtual wards, hospital admission avoidance, front‑door streaming, ambulatory care, clinical leadership, pathway development, education, and system working across primary and secondary care.
Main duties of the job
There is real scope to shape your role around what you do best. We are flexible in how roles are built and happy to tailor job plans to align with your interests, experience and development goals. Whether you are passionate about clinical leadership, pathway development, education, or system working across primary and secondary care, there is space here for you to make a meaningful impact.
This is an opportunity to join a service with momentum, ambition and commitment to improving acute care for patients and staff.
About us
New leadership and investment at North Cumbria Integrated Care has created an opportunity for five new Acute Medical Consultants who will be integral to the redesign of our Acute Medicine services. New funding will enable early senior decision making, expand Medical SDEC facilities and advise from the point of referral in our new single‑point‑of‑access Hub.
Working for NCIC, you will benefit from:
* An enhanced SPA plan with 3 SPAs made up of 1.5 for core SPA, and the other 1.5 for your specialist interest.
* Excellent research, teaching and innovative opportunities from our partnerships with the Pears Cumbria School of Medicine and our regional providers in the Great North Healthcare Alliance.
* A leadership development pathway for Consultants, right through to Executive Medical Director.
The Trust Board has recently approved a £4 million investment into our Urgent and Emergency Care services. The investment will support a modern Acute Medical service, including a significantly expanded and purpose‑built Medical Same Day Emergency Care unit, with protected consultant presence and strengthened multidisciplinary working. Our future model prioritises early senior review, ambulatory pathways, frailty‑focused care and better use of virtual wards and community services.
Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION: 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.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* Full Registration with the General Medical Council.
* 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.
* Member of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent.
* Proof of competency in emergency and elective index cases.
* Special interest or certification in any medical specialty.
Experience and Knowledge
* High level of clinical experience and competence in Acute Medicine.
* Completed Higher Specialist Training (CCT) in General (Internal) Medicine, Acute Internal Medicine or evidence of equivalent competency.
* Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff.
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
* A commitment to, and experience of teaching.
* An interest in developing links with Primary Care.
Teaching
* Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
* Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates.
* Teaching of non‑medical health professionals.
* Educational Qualification.
Research, Audit and Clinical Governance
* Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit.
* Experience of research and Clinical Governance.
* Publications in referred journals.
* Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions. The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. Standard Check: £28. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one‑off payment. Enhanced Check: £56. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one‑off payment.
Benefits
* 27‑day holiday scheme rising to 33 days after 10 years.
* NHS Discounts (subject to eligibility).
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work (subject to eligibility).
* Vivup: free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work‑related problems.
Legal and Equality Considerations
Applicants who are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and meet all essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview. Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role that they are interested in applying for, particularly those requiring a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa. Those who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
Address
Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle / West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven
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