North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Fellow in Community Hospitals

The closing date is 20 November 2026

Job summary
ONLY AVAILABLE TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS

Applications are invited for appointment to a Clinical Fellow within Community Hospitals. If you are compassionate and motivated and have an interest in gaining further knowledge and experience in frailty, why not consider joining us in our modern hospitals on the edge of the beautiful Lake District National Park.

The post will be based on Ellerbeck Ward in Workington Community Hospital, but the post holder will be required to work at other sites within the Trust.

Main duties of the job
This is an excellent opportunity for a doctor wishing to develop their skills in community hospitals, palliative medicine and frailty. This post provides the opportunity to develop broad clinical skills in community-based medicine whilst gaining experience in delivering care closer to home as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team.

About us
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.

Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £76,582 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 262-A-26-8234689-C
Job locations: Ellerbeck Ward, Park Lane, Workington, CA14 2RW, United Kingdom

Job description
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

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. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

• Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
• Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

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

*Subject to eligibility

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
Qualifications
Essential

• Valid Registration with the General Medical Council.
• Provider status at ALS

Desirable

• Courses or experience in Frailty, Palliative care or GP.

Training and Experience
Essential

• Experience in an NHS Medicine role following training
• Successful completion for of a UK based Foundation Programme or equivalent
• 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

Management/ Administrative Experience
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

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

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Ellerbeck Ward, Park Lane, Workington, CA14 2RW, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Community Collaborative Chair
Dr Emma Farrow
Emma.Farrow@ncic.nhs.uk
01228814401

Supporting documents
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