Consultant in Respiratory & General Medicine

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Part time

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) is seeking a Consultant in Respiratory & General Medicine to join a dynamic team at The Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. The post includes outpatient and inpatient duties, with on-call commitments and planned duties at West Cumberland Hospital or Workington.

Applicants must have GMC registration and be on the Specialist Register or eligible. The role supports subspecialty interests and a commitment to high-quality patient care within

Qualifications

• Full Registration with the GMC and eligibility for specialist registration.
• Experience in Respiratory and General Medicine.
• Commitment to high-quality patient care and teaching.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient and inpatient care in Respiratory Medicine and General Medicine.
• In-reach into the medical admissions unit and on-call duties.
• Cover at Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle with planned duties at West Cumberland/W auditton as needed.

Skills

Independent clinical care

Teaching

Audit & governance

Education

GMC registration

Royal College membership or equivalent

Specialist Register eligibility (CCT/CESR/EC rights)

Job description

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

Consultant in Respiratory & General Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Respiratory Medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 6 sessions per week (1 in 24 General Medicine cover) Job ref 262-A-26-8294613

Site Cross-site Town Carlisle/Whitehaven Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/12/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Consultant Physician in Respiratory & General Medicine to join our friendly and enthusiastic team at the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC).

Successful applicants must have full registration with the GMC.

Please note: You must be on the Specialist Register in order to be eligible for appointment to this level of post.

The post holder would be coming to join a committed and experienced team.

Less than full time hours would be considered for this post

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen to join our friendly, dedicated team and applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Respiratory Medicine and General Medicine. This post will be based primarily at The Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, but with requirement to work some duties at West Cumberland Hospital or Workington Community Hospital on a job planned basis.

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. We would particularly welcome applicants with a special interest in asthma, interstitial lung disease, sleep or pleural diseases, though any specialist interest would be welcomed and supported.

Working for our organisation

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 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.

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.

Detailed job description and main 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.

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 eligiblevacancies.

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: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

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, please apply as soon as possible 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

• Valid Full Registration with the General Medical Council
• Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: a) Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) b) Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) c) European Community Rights
• Other relevant medical and non-medical training/degree

Experience and Knowledge

• Completed Higher Specialist Training (CCT) in Respiratory and general medicine or evidence of equivalent competency.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
• A commitment to, and experience of teaching

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
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Publications in referred journals

Management & Administrative

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the service.
• Ability to organise and manage own workload efficiently
• Experience of audit management

Communication skills and abilities

• 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.
• IT Skills

Continued Professional / Personal Development

• 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.
• Continued Professional / Personal Development

Personal Attributes

• 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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Ms Maria Parsonage Job title Clinical Director for Respiratory Services Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01228 814142