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Consultant in Renal Medicine/GIM
The closing date is 27 June 2025
A new opportunity has arisen to join our friendly, dedicated team and applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Renal Medicine and General Medicine. This post will be based primarily at The Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle. We also provide service to West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, so there will be a requirement to work across both sites. The post involves out-patient and in-patient duties and a regular commitment to both in-reach into the medical admissions unit and on-call for general medicine.
Main duties of the job
Brief duties include:
-Reviewing patients on the renal wards and renal units as well as other wards in the hospital.
-Undertake ward rounds
-Training/Supervising staff
-Partaking in the on call rota as well as the medical on call rota
-Reviewing patients in the Emergency Department/Acute Medical Unit where necessary
About us
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.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for the required responsibilities. Please feel free to contact Dr Bow if you have any questions in relation to this post.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* MBBS
* Fully registered on the UK General Medical Council's Specialist Register or Specialist Registrars may apply if within 6 months of CCT at date of application
* Dual accreditation in Nephrology and General Medicine with the appropriate Royal College
* MRCP (UK) or equivalent
* Full GMC Registration
* Fellow of Royal College of Physicians
* ALS
Experience and Knowledge
* High level of clinical experience and competence in Renal and General Medicine
* Completed Higher Specialist Training (CCT) in Nephrology 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
Management and Admin
* Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the service.
* Ability to organise and manage own workload efficiently
* Experience of audit management
Teaching
* Experience of, and commitment to, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
* Experience of teaching basic 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
Communication
* 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
CPC/Attributes
* 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.
* 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
* Continued Professional / Personal Development
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cumberland Infirmary/West Cumberland Hospital
£105,504 to £139,882 a yearper annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
262-A-24-6728688-D
Job locations
Cumberland Infirmary/West Cumberland Hospital
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