Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine

Ncic; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday scheme

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice (lease cars)

Vivup counselling

Job summary

NCIC is expanding its Frailty services to integrate between community and secondary care across Whitehaven and Carlisle. The Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine will help embed a Same Day Care Frailty Service, shaping standards and pathways while working across both West Cumberland Hospital and Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle.

The role requires GMC registration with specialist credentials in geriatrics, and a strong track record in senior clinical leadership, teaching, and multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• High level of clinical experience in geriatrics.
• Experience in teaching and undergraduate/postgraduate teaching.
• Commitment to patient-centered care and frailty services.

Responsibilities

• Embed Same Day Care Frailty pathway in West Cumberland Hospital and Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle.
• Collaborate with ED, ambulance services, and primary care for timely senior input and discharge planning.
• Contribute to clinical standards, pathways and service development in line with national guidance.

Skills

Geriatric medicine

Clinical leadership

Teaching

Education

GMC Full Registration

Specialist Register (Geriatrics) or CESR/CCT

Membership of Royal College Physicians or equivalent

Job description

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

Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area ICC & Community Central Support - 205130 Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

10 sessions per week Job ref 262-A-26-8004097-A

Site West Cumberland Hospital or Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle Town Whitehaven/Carlisle Salary £113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Are you a dynamic and motivated clinician? Are you focussed on patient centred care and choice?

Do you want to be involved in an exciting new Frailty service in North Cumbria – if so we want to hear from you!

NCIC is expanding and investing in its Frailty services to integrate between community and secondary care. North Cumbria has an ageing population and is seeing more older people living with frailty in our emergency departments and on our wards. We know that a hospital stay makes it less likely that an elderly person can return home and live independently so we have introduced a new Frailty Hub to provide a same day service.

After a successful pilot, the service is now being permanently funded in both Whitehaven and Carlisle; therefore we are looking for dynamic and motivated team members to join our ambitious, multi-disciplinary team. We want to hear from people who are passionate about our vision to provide more care closer to home and enhance the care we provide to older people living with frailty.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for posts in both West Cumberland Hospital (WCH) and Cumberland infirmary Carlisle (base sites), however some cross cover may be required. The successful candidates will play an important role in embedding a Same Day Care approach to frailty. As a developing service, there are currently no substantive medical consultant posts within the frailty pathway, and the successful candidate will contribute to shaping clinical standards, pathways, and ways of working, in line with national guidance and local priorities.

The Same Day Care Frailty Service is intended to support timely assessment and management of patients living with frailty, with a focus on ensuring patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. The service will work closely with the Emergency Department, ambulance services, and primary care to provide early senior clinical input, support decision-making, and where appropriate, enable same-day management and discharge with appropriate support.

The development of this service is an important part of the Trust’s response to ongoing system pressures, including increasing demand, Emergency Department crowding, and delays in patient flow. The post holder will support efforts to reduce avoidable admissions, improve patient experience, and contribute to more effective use of hospital capacity, while maintaining a strong focus on patient safety and quality of care.

Working for our organisation

Are you considering your next career opportunity?

Please use the following link for more information -https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/consultant-jobs

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

Qualifications

• Valid Full Registration with the General Medical Council
• 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.
• Membership of the Royal College Physicians or equivalent

Experience

• High level of clinical experience and competence in Geriatric medicine
• Completed Higher Specialist Training (CCT) in Geriatrics 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
• An interest in developing links with Acute Medicine or Primary Care

Management, Administrative, Teaching

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the service.
• Ability to organise and manage own workload efficiently.
• Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
• Experience of audit management
• Experience of teaching 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

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 learned
• 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

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 Emma Farrow Job title Community Collaborative Chair Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01228 523444 Additional information

Sue Reynolds

Deputy General Manager Community Collaborative

07881 257537

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