Job summary
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.

Main duties of the job
This is a hospital based consultant role in palliative medicine.

See attached job description for detailed information on the role.

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: 23 June 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 262-A-26-8053305
Job locations: Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, CA2 7HY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see attached detailed job description and additional information on the role, including main responsibilities in the role and an example job plan.

Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential

• Full GMC registration
• MRCP, MRCGP or equivalent
• Entry on GMC specialist register in palliative medicine via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) or CESR

Desirable

• MD or PhD degree
• Postgraduate teaching qualification

Experience and knowledge
Essential

• Clinical training and experience in Palliative Medicine equivalent to that required to gain entry to the UK Certificate of Completed Training (CCT) in Palliative Medicine
• Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
• High standard of clinical skill and expertise in palliative Medicine
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Knowledge and experience of national end of life tools

Desirable

• Specialist Registrar in Palliative Medicine or Equivalent
• Experience of working with primary care / community colleagues
• Professional supervision and management of non-consultant staff

Management and administrative
Essential

• Awareness of the managerial role of a consultant in the NHS

Desirable

• Formal training / courses in NHS management for palliative medicine

Organisation and planning
Essential

• Able to organise oneself and own workload
• Able to safely prioritise clinical need
• Experience & ability to work in multi-professional teams
• Information technology skills

Desirable

• Understanding of NHS, clinical governance & resource constraints
• Service development skills

Teaching and training
Essential

• Evidence of clinical teaching experience
• Evidence of teaching to a multi-professional team

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• Design of teaching programme

Research, audit and clinical governance
Essential

• Evidence of participation in audit
• Evidence of participation in other quality improvement activity

Desirable

• Experience of leading audit / quality improvement activity
• Evidence of implementing change in a clinical service
• Research experience, publications, prizes and honours

Career progression
Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development appropriate to palliative medicine

Desirable

• Appropriate progression of career to date

Personal skills
Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to form and maintain good working relationships with colleagues and patients
• Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues, both medical and others
• Ability to lead where appropriate
• Ability to travel independently of public transport between sites
• Valid clean driving license
• Satisfactory medical clearance from occupational health

Other requirements
Essential

• Authorised to live and work in the UK

Additional information
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: Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, CA2 7HY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Consultants in Palliative Medicine, Dr Helen Rowe or Dr Jessica Briggs, helen.rowe@ncic.nhs.uk, 01946853333