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We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Locum Consultant in Haematology to join our friendly and enthusiastic team at the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) as maternity leave cover. An enthusiastic and forward‑thinking consultant will work within a supportive team covering North Cumbria.

Any applicant who is unable for personal reasons to work full time will be eligible to be considered for this post on a part‑time basis. Visits can be arranged for candidates and their families in order to appreciate the quality of life our hospitals and the surrounding area can offer. Applicants must hold valid registration with the GMC.

Our CEO, Trudie Davies, would love to hear from you to discuss your future career in North Cumbria. To arrange an informal chat, please contact Karen Dark on karen.dark@ncic.nhs.uk

The post will be based at the Cumberland Infirmary but working as an integrated service covering West Cumberland Hospital. The successful applicant will complement our team of existing haematologists and nurses, together providing level 2A Clinical Haematology care for NCIC patients.

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 five 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

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.

Date posted: 31 December 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 262‑A‑25‑7650744

Job locations: Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, CA2 7HY

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.

Applicants who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application. If applicants do not meet the eligibility criteria, they will not be progressed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts.

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:

• Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one‑off payment.
• Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one‑off payment.

• 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 isa free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work‑related problems
• *Subject to eligibility

• Full registration (and with a current licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• FRCPath (Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists) or equivalent.
• MRCP or equivalent
• CCT or CESR

• Clinical training and experience in the relevant specialty, equivalent to that required to gain entry to the UK Certificate of Completed Training (CCT) in Pathology.
• High standard of clinical skill and expertise in Pathology
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.

• APLS
• ATLS
• Inter‑hospital transfer training

• Experience of, and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.

• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• Experience of supervising SpR's
• Teaching of non‑medical health professionals.
• Educational Qualification

• Experience of audit management

• Publications in referred journals
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of Clinical Haematology service.
• Ability to cover on call.

• 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
• Presentation skills

• 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.

Employer name: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Cumberland Infirmary
Carlisle
CA2 7HY

Website: https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/