Job Summary
All successful candidates will be expected to submit documentation for the GMC Portfolio Pathway within 18 months of their start date.
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 post is for a Locum Consultant with specialist registration and will provide care across both our hospitals; the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven and the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle, though the role will primarily be job planned and based at Carlisle.
Main Duties of the Job
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 offers a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our five 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
Acute Medicine runs two 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 is involved in a wide range of transformational improvement work in this particular area.
Details
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum
Contract: Locum
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 262-A-25-7591790-A
Job locations: Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, CA2 7HY
Date posted: 11 March 2026
Job Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
* Provide clinical care across West Cumberland Hospital and Cumberland Infirmary
* Deliver Same Day Emergency Care services in Acute Medicine
* Participate in transformation and improvement initiatives within the service
* Provide teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff (if required)
* Assist with medical audit and research projects in line with clinical governance
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applicants who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa must meet the UK immigration policy requirements. The cost of the DBS will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows (if applicable to the post):
* Standard Check: £27.40 (deducted from salary over 4 months or one-off payment)
* Enhanced Check: £55.40 (deducted from salary over 4 months or one-off payment)
Benefits
* 27‑day holiday scheme rising to 33 days after 10 years
* Flexible working scheme
* NHS discounts*
* Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and cycle to work*
* Excellent opportunities for development*
* Competitive NHS pension scheme
* Vivup, a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work‑related problems
Important Information
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information. If sufficient responses are received, this post may be closed earlier than the specified closing date. Candidates successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time, usually within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* Essential: Full registration with the General Medical Council; Membership 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 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; Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
* Desirable: Commitment to and experience of teaching; 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 refereed journals; Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
EEO Statement
Applicants applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and who meet all essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview. Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts.
Employer Details
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, CA2 7HY
Website: https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/
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