Consultant in Respiratory & General Medicine in Carlisle

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.

About us:

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.

Job 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.

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.

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.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 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 is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

Important Information: Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information. If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered. 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:

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.

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.