Locum Consultant in Stroke Medicine
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Carlisle, CA2 7HY
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
24 September 2026
24 days left
Job description
All successful candidates will be expected to submit documentation for the GMC Portfolio Pathway within 18 months of their start date. The Trust's Str...
We are looking to appoint dynamic and forward-thinking Consultant Physicians with a special interest in Stroke Medicine to complete a team of six (including new appointments) within the Trust covering North Cumbria. The Directorate would equally welcome applications from existing and newly trained Consultants (on a full or part-time basis).
This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which Clinicians are at the forefront of management.
Additional specialist interests in Elderly Care, Neurology, Pharmacology or Acute Medicine can be accommodated.
Appraisal and Job Planning is carried out at regular intervals, and forwarded to the specialty lead.
Our CEO, Trudie Davies, and Executive Medical Director, Adrian Clements, would love to hear from you to discuss your future career in North Cumbria. To arrange an informal chat, please contact Sally Rushton on Sally.Rushton1@ncic.nhs.uk for Trudie and Julia McClune on Julia.mcclune@ncic.nhs.uk for Adrian.
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
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 very much 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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Valid Full Registration with the General Medical Council
- Membership of the Royal College Physicians or equivalent
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification
Experience
Essential
- High level of clinical experience and competence in Stroke medicine
Desirable
- Business planning
- A commitment to, and experience of teaching
- An interest in developing links with Acute Medicine or Primary Care.
Research and Training Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Experience of teaching to undergraduates and postgraduates
- Commitment to continuing medical education, appraisal and clinical governance.
Desirable
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
- Teaching of non-medical health professionals
- Educational qualification
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
- Ability to organise workload efficiently
- Empathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
- Proven track record in undertaking research projects.
Personality and Disposition
Essential
- Approachable and effective
- Multidisciplinary team member with excellent/highly effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to influence and negotiate
- Positive approach to lessons learnt
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels.
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- Able to be based within 30 minutes of the base hospital
- Ability to travel to fulfil the requirements of the post
- Participation in on call and emergency cover
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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