Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Whitehaven, CA28 8JGView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Locum
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
5 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
Are you considering your next opportunity? If so, we'd love to show you why should consider joining us here in North Cumbria. We're investing into Acu...
This is an opportunity to join a service with momentum... and ambition
You will be joining a team that is honest about the challenges of acute care, but equally committed to doing things better: for patients and for staff. Our vision is clear: the right patient, in the right place, at the right time, led by the right clinician. If you're looking for a role where your expertise is valued, your ideas welcomed, and the service is genuinely evolving rather than standing still, we'd encourage you to get in touch for an informal discussion.
New leadership and investment at North Cumbria Integrated Care has created an opportunity for 5 new Acute Medical Consultants who will be integral to the redesign of our Acute Medicine services.
New funding will mean we can facilitate early senior decision making, expand Medical SDEC facilities and advise from the point of referral in our new single point of access Hub.
- Joining an established, but expanding Acute Medicine Consultant team who are engaged, passionate and driven to deliver high quality care across North Cumbria
- Excellent research, teaching and innovative opportunities from our partnerships with the Pears Cumbria School of Medicine and our regional providers in the Great North Healthcare Alliance.
- A leadership development pathway for Consultants, right through to Executive Medical Director.
The Trust Board has recently approved a £4 million investment into our Urgent and Emergency Care services.
The investment will support a modern Acute Medical service, including a significantly expanded and purpose-built Medical Same Day Emergency Care unit, with protected consultant presence and strengthened multidisciplinary working.
Our future model prioritises early senior review, ambulatory pathways, frailty-focused care and better use of virtual wards and community services. This is about delivering safer care, reducing unnecessary admissions, and improving across the whole hospital.
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria.
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 of our Trust
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 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.
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Full Registration with the General Medical Council.
- Member of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent
- Proof of competency in emergency and elective index cases
Desirable: - Special interest or certification in any medical specialty.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- High level of clinical experience and competence in Acute Medicine
- Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
- A commitment to, and experience of teaching
- An interest in developing links with Primary Care
- Completed Higher Specialist Training (CCT) in General (Internal) Medicine, Acute Internal Medicine or evidence of equivalent competency.
Teaching
Essential: - Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
Desirable: - Experience of teaching 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: - Publications in referred journals; - Ability to supervise postgraduate research
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 learned
- 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.; - Ability to travel to fulfil the requirements of the post
How to apply
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First seen
14 September 2026
Last checked
16 September 2026
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