Locum Consultant in Renal Medicine

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Locum Consultant in Renal Medicine

The closing date is 18 July 2025

A new opportunity has arisen to join our friendly, dedicated team and applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant in Renal Medicine and General Medicine. This post will be based primarily at The Carlisle Cumberland Infirmary, although we also support West Cumberland Hospital so there will be a requirement to work across both sites. 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.

Main duties of the job

Brief duties include:

-Reviewing patients on the renal wards and renal units as well as other wards in the hospital.

-Undertake ward rounds

-Training/Supervising staff

-Partaking in the on call rota as well as the medical on call rota

-Reviewing patients in the Emergency Department/Acute Medical Unit where necessary

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

Please see attached job description for the required responsibilities. Please feel free to contact Dr Hoye if you have any questions in relation to this post.

Person Specification Education and Qualifications

• MBBS
• Fully registered on the UK General Medical Council
• Dual accreditation in Nephrology and General Medicine with the appropriate Royal College
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent
• Full GMC Registration
• Fellow of Royal College of Physicians
• ALS

Experience and Knowledge

• High level of clinical experience and competence in Renal and General Medicine
• Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• A commitment to, and experience of teaching
• Within 6 months of CCT

Management and Admin

• Experience of audit management

Teaching

• Experience of, and commitment to, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• Teaching of non-medical health professionals
• Educational Qualification

Research, Audit and Clinical Governance

• Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit
• Experience of research and Clinical Governance

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cumberland Infirmary/West Cumberland Hospital

£105,504 to £139,882 a yearper annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

262-A-25-

Job locations

Cumberland Infirmary/West Cumberland Hospital