Consultant in Respiratory & General Medicine: Sponsorship Available

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

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.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • 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

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

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • A commitment to, and experience of teaching

Teaching

Essential

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

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
  • Experience of research and Clinical Governance

Desirable

  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research
  • Publications in referred journals

Management & Administrative

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Experience of audit management

Communication skills and abilities

Essential

  • 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.

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.

Desirable

  • Continued Professional / Personal Development

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • 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.

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: 2 December 2026

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