Locum or Substantive Consultant Radiologist: Sponsorship Available

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are looking for a dynamic and forward-thinking Consultant Radiologist to work within the Directorate of Radiology covering North Cumbria, based at either the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle or West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven. The Directorate would equally welcome applications from existing and newly trained Consultants, all sub-specialisms are welcomed. Applications can be offered either a Locum post or a Substantive post depending on their eligibility based on the Specialist register, CCT and CESR. For applicants not yet undertaking CESR, we will support you on this pathway.

Successful applicants will complement a team of existing interventional and diagnostic Consultant Radiologists. This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which clinicians are at the forefront of clinical leadership and management. Consultant Radiologists will be required to work across site on a rotational basis at West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven (WCH) or the Cumberland Infirmary (CIC). On-Call workload is managed at Cumberland Infirmary site, reporting for both Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland Hospital sites.

There is provision for remote access to Trust IT systems and working from home may be possible with agreement from the Clinical Director. It is expected that the appointee will contribute equally to the out-of-hours-work and on-call rota, currently 1:17 (proposed to reduce further with successful recruitment).

Main duties of the job

The appointee will, together with the existing consultant colleagues be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive, efficient, and cost-effective clinical radiology service to the Trust and other users of the service.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • FRCR or equivalent
  • Full GMC registration
  • Inclusion on the Specialist Registrar in Radiology (or within six months of inclusion on GMC specialist register)
  • Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by interview.

Desirable

  • Higher Degree.
  • Sub-specialist training / fellowship.
  • Leadership and training experience.

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • High standard of clinical skill and expertise in clinical Radiology.
  • Clinical Governance.
  • High standard of clinical skill and expertise in radiology.
  • Clinical Governance and Risk.
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of radiological problems both emergency, inpatient and elective.
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
  • Evidence of commitment to extensive image guided interventional radiology skills

Desirable

  • ATLS

Management & Administrative

Essential

  • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of Radiology service.
  • Ability to cover on call.
  • Ability to organise and manage own workload efficiently.

Desirable

  • Experience of audit management

Teaching

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
  • Teaching of non-medical health professionals.
  • Educational Qualification

Research, Audit and Clinical Governance

Essential

  • Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit

Desirable

  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research
  • Publications in referred journals
  • Evidence of recent research activity in areas of interest related to radiology

Communication skills and abilities

Essential

  • Demonstration of Trust values – kindness, compassion, ambition and respect
  • 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
  • Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff.

Desirable

  • IT Skills
  • Presentation skills

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

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Participation in on call and emergency cover.
  • Ability to travel to fulfil the requirements of the post.
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

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).

Closing Date: 6 September 2026

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