Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 13 March 2026

The successful candidate will play a major role in the modernisation of the emergency care pathway following the introduction of the national Clinical Quality Indicators and through an extensive programme of development in the Trusts and health economy emergency flow improvement programme.

This is an exciting opportunity for beginning the expansion of emergency provision at the Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland Hospital. We recognise the need to invest in our staff and support specialist skill development.

You will have excellent clinical skills and the ability to lead on the shop floor. You will be expected to be active in the teaching and supervision of all multi‑disciplinary staff. We wish to continue to build our reputation as well as advancing standards of clinical care that are at the cutting edge of our specialty. We are looking for applicants who will contribute towards this and who will help us to drive the development of modern emergency care in our local health community.

Your job will have variety and challenge delivering care between our two unique hospital sites. You will find a great balance of a busy extended Trauma Unit seeing a case mix of complex major trauma being distant from our Regional Major Trauma Centre and you will also work in a rural setting with the ability to develop extended clinical skills and lead an established composite workforce.

The Cumberland Infirmary site has annual footfall of approximately 55,000 pts per year (11,000 Paeds cases). The department has a co‑located OOH GP service run by Cumbria Health On Call (CHOC). We run an active Clinical fellowship programme and our trainee ACP programme has received national acclaim. Three of the Consultants contribute to the NHS England Clinical Educator programme, and other Consultant interests include Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Pre‑Hospital Emergency Medicine and Education/Simulation.

We have flexibility within our job plans to accommodate candidates with unique skill sets, so whether it's Simulation, Research, Intensive Care, PHEM or Paediatrics we want you and will value your special interests.

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.

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.

• Completed Higher Specialist Training in Emergency Medicine or evidence of equivalent competency
• MRCP (UK or equivalent)
• Fellow of College of Emergency Medicine
• Full GMC Registration
• European Community Rights
• Provider status at ALS, ATLS and either PALS or APLS
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following:
  Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
• Subspeciality training in Paediatrics
• Interest in developing use of Ultrasound (FAST)
• Instructor status in either ATLS/APLS/ALS/ETC

• High level of clinical experience and…