Consultant - General Medicine

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; North Waterhouse Farm; On-site; GBP 92,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in Greater Manchester is inviting applications for a Consultant in General Medicine. The post offers the opportunity to provide clinical leadership, diagnose and treat a broad spectrum of medical conditions, and develop specialist interests in areas such as respiratory, geriatrics, palliative care, MSK, diabetes and endocrinology.

You will work within a dynamic, innovative division, contributing to in-reach services, virtual community beds, and

Qualifications

• Full registration with the General Medical Council with a valid license to practice
• Registration on the GMC Specialist Register-CCT or within 6 months of obtaining CCT
• Primary medical qualification
• MRCP UK
• Post Graduate Degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
• Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership, diagnosis, management, and treatment for patients with a broad spectrum of medical needs
• Act as an expert resource for medical, nursing, and other health care professionals across the Trust footprint
• Be an active champion of high-quality care.

Skills

General Medicine

Clinical governance

Audit experience

Research participation

Evidence‑based practice

Collaborative working

Influence / change

QI projects

Education

MRCP UK

GMC registration (full)

Primary medical qualification

MD / PhD / MSc

GMC Specialist Register – CCT

Job description

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant - General Medicine

The closing date is 11 November 2026

We are looking for a doctor who can provide expertise in general medicine with a specialist interest area. The specialist interest could be in, but not exhausted to, respiratory, geriatrics, palliative care, MSK, diabetes and endocrinology.

This is an exciting time to join the division as you will be part of a hospital and medical department currently undergoing a period of innovation and development. We are developing our offer to provide specialist care to our older patients in inpatient settings, virtual community beds in patients homes and on an in reach basis. The Trust is also part of the Acute Frailty Network and is currently on an improvement journey to increase and improve the care and outcomes we offer our patients within Oldham, and we are currently developing the SDEC, hot clinic and in reach to orthopaedics, vascular and general surgery.

If you would like to work in a dynamic, caring, inclusive and forward-thinking environment where innovation is welcomed, then we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical leadership, diagnosis, management, and treatment for patients with a broad spectrum of medical needs
• Act as an expert resource for medical, nursing, and other health care professionals across the Trust footprint
• Be an active champion of high-quality care.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our Consultant careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/search-and-apply/recruitment-drives/consultant-careers

The NCA is committed to providing inclusive, accessible care and building a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities and beliefs.

We are proud supporters of the Armed Forces community and offer a guaranteed interview to eligible applicants who meet the essential criteria. As a Disability Confident Employer, we also guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Vacancies may close early where high application volumes are received or an internal redeployee is identified.

For fixed-term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed-term contracts will be offered to external (non-NHS) applicants.

If you are applying for a secondment, please discuss this with your line manager before applying. Any secondment offer will be subject to management approval and service needs. Where release cannot be supported, the secondment may unfortunately be unable to proceed

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• Full registration with the General Medical Council with a valid license to practice (or demonstrates eligibility to apply for registration and license)
• Registration on the GMC Specialist Register-CCT or within 6 months of obtaining CCT
• Primary medical qualification
• MRCP UK
• Post Graduate Degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
• Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Wide experience in General Medicine
• Good understanding of Clinical Governance
• Evidence of audit work and where this has brought about change
• Experience of participation in research
• Use of evidence based practice and evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
• Understanding of clinical governance and the processes for reporting and managing errors/incidents
• Excellent collaborative working skills and able to build strong relationships with Clinical and managerial leaders and professional staff groups and a proven ability to influence and change those groups both within the Trust and externally
• A deep motivation to drive and improve performance in the service and in others
• Sound knowledge base of the NHS, the current issues, its values and principles of timely local access for the population
• Publication of research articles, demonstrating understanding of research methodology and commitments
• Evidence of relevant peer reviewed papers
• Previous participation in QI projects

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust