Consultant In Paediatrics

North Cumbria Integrated Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Whitehaven, Carlisle; Vor Ort; GBP 114.000 - 151.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

27-day holiday scheme

Flexible working

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Zusammenfassung

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking General Paediatric Consultants to develop and extend our Integrated Children's Care model. The post is primarily based at West Cumberland Hospital with potential rotations to CIC and West Cumberland Hospital.

The role includes approximately 2–3 clinics per week, rapid access clinics on rotation, and consultant-of-the-week cover in a growing paediatric service with strong links to Primary Care, Community and Hospital Paediatrics.

Qualifikationen

• MRCPCH or equivalent required.
• GMC Registration required.
• Inclusion on Specialist Registrar in Paediatrics (or within six months of inclusion on GMC specialist register) desirable.

Aufgaben

• Based primarily at the West Cumberland Hospital with possible rotation to other Trust sites.
• Lead morning ward rounds and participate in acute and outpatient duties.
• Support an expanding Paediatric team and maintain safe, high-quality services.

Ausbildung

MRCPCH or equivalent

GMC Registration

Inclusion on Specialist Registrar in Paediatrics (or within six months of inclusion on GMC specialist register)

Jobbeschreibung

Job summary

Are you considering your next career opportunity?

Our CEO, Trudie Davies, and Executive Medical Director, Adrian Clements, would love to hear from you to discuss your future career in North Cumbria. To arrange an informal chat, please contact Sally Rushton on [e-mail] for Trudie and Julia McClune on [e-mail] for Adrian.

We are seeking General Paediatric Consultants interested in working with the current team to further develop and extend our Integrated Children's Care model within North Cumbria. We are looking for applicants who are dynamic and forward thinking, who are interested in the full scope of practice of a General Paediatrician and who want to work within a role that encompasses close ties with Primary Care, Community and Hospital Paediatrics and who want to live and work in a beautiful part of Britain.

We strongly support the development and maintenance of Specialist Interests within Paediatrics with provision of outpatient services across both sites and the maintenance and development of shared-care for Children with Complex Health Needs with tertiary colleagues in Newcastle and other centres where this is best for the Child and family.

We would equally welcome applications from either experienced or newly trained Consultants. We are a developing and expanding team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be primarily based at the West Cumberland Hospital. But they may undertake some acute and outpatient duties across the Trust sites on a rotational basis at both the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle (CIC) and West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven (WCH).

The Job Plan will typically include an average of 2 or 3 clinics per week, rapid access clinics on a rotational basis, and Consultant of the week cover (1 week in 6).

Rotas

It is a full Tier 3 rota with non-resident on-calls at Consultant level. The Consultant is expected to lead the morning ward rounds in the working days and during the weekends when they are on-call.

The Paediatric Service is committed to ensuring safe and effective acute services for children whilst maintaining the Work-Life balance of its Medical Staff. Example Job Plans, current and future are provided in the Appendix)

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.

• 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

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.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Details

Date posted: 03 November 2026

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year Per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 262-A-26-8376157-A

Job locations: West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, CA28 8JG, United Kingdom

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

• Standard Check: £20.00 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
• Enhanced Check: £41.00 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Benefits

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 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 is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

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 to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• MRCPCH or equivalent
• GMC Registration
• Inclusion on the Specialist Registrar in Paediatrics (or within six months of inclusion on GMC specialist register)

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• High standard of clinical skill and expertise in clinical Paediatrics
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of clinical paediatric problems both emergency and elective and in primary care.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for liaising with clinical staff for the clinical care of patients
• UK Experience

Desirable

• Special interest to complement the existing clinical provision in the department

Administrative and Management

Essential

• Ability to advice on efficient and smooth running of Child Health service.

Desirable

• Management training for doctors

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
• Ability to teach clinical and personal skills required for Child Health

Desirable

• Teaching of nonmedical health professionals
• Educational Qualification

Research Audit & Governance

Essential

• Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit.

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Publications in referred journals
• Experience of audit management

Communication skills and abilities

Essential

• Ability to communicate well with patients/families and colleagues
• Empathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs
• Positive approach to lessons learnt

Desirable

• IT skills
• Presentation skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Effectively plan and prioritise own workload with an ability to complete mundane tasks, e.g. read numerous e-mails and remember and store them effectively for future use when needed.
• Cope with conflict or crisis in a calm manner and demonstrate emotional stability through a controlled temperament with a willingness to face difficult issues and acknowledge poor behaviour in self and others.
• Be willing to try new activities or approaches to ensure a proactive and open minded method of change in the working environment.

Continued Professional / Personal Development

Essential

• 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.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

• Employer name: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
• Address: West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, CA28 8JG, United Kingdom

Employer contact details

Clinical Director, Dr Katarina Berankova, [e-mail], 07855107018

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