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Job summary

Main area
Respiratory Medicine
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
262-A-23-5900223
Employer
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Cross-site
Town
Carlisle/Whitehaven
Salary
£93,666 - £126,281 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Consultant in Respiratory & General Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

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.

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 at West Cumberland 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 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 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

Please see full job description and personal specification for full details about the role and requirements.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 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
Desirable criteria
  • Other relevant medical and non-medical training/degree
  • Other relevant postgraduate qualification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • 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.
Desirable criteria
  • A commitment to, and experience of teaching

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Experience of, and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
  • Teaching of non-medical health professionals. Educational Qualification

Research, Audit and Clinical Governance

Essential criteria
  • Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit
  • Experience of research and Clinical Governance
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research
  • Publications in referred journals

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Matthew Lane
Job title
Clinical Director for Respiratory Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01228 814142
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