North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a dynamic and motivated Consultant in Palliative Medicine to join our well-established North Cumbria Specialist Palliative care team which spans acute and community. This is an additional consultant post to increase the consultant support across our acute hospital sites in Carlisle and Whitehaven. There is an established End of Life Improvement Programme with Medical and Nursing leads in place. A key part of the role would be in contributing to the delivery of end of life improvement work and working collaboratively with stakeholders.
The successful candidate will join a team of consultants in Palliative medicine supported by nurse specialists in both acute and community. There are opportunities to develop sub specialty interest where this contributes to and complements the department and Trusts’ service needs. There are undergraduate, postgraduate education and research opportunities available. There is no on-call commitment although this may change as services develop.
The post is for 10PA however applicants wishing to work less than full-time will still be considered.
Applicants are required to have full specialist registration in Palliative Medicine or be within 6 months of CCT/CESR.
This is a hospital based consultant role in palliative medicine.
See attached job description for detailed information on the role.
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.
Please see attached detailed job description and additional information on the role, including main responsibilities in the role and an example job plan.
