Consultant Anaesthetist (WCH)
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustWhitehaven, North West
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust based in Whitehaven. The advertised salary is £113,565 to £150,569. Applications close on 20 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant in Anaesthetics at the West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven. We are conside...
For daytime work the successful applicant will be encouraged to work across a range of anaesthetic areas and develop areas of interest. There will be the expectation of working at both hospital sites to encourage greater experience.
The successful candidate will be experienced and highly motivated. They will be expected to participate fully within departmental activities, including teaching and audit. The job plan will remain flexible to allow for skills in all anaesthetic specialities to be maintained.
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.
Our CEO, Trudie Davies, and Executive Medical Director, Adrian Clements, would love to hear from you to discuss your future career in North Cumbria. To arrange an informal chat, please contact Sally Rushton on sally.rushton@ncic.nhs.uk for Trudie, and Julia McClune on julia.mcclune@ncic.nhs.ukfor Adrian.
Essential: - Valid Registration with the General Medical Council.; - Fellow of Royal College of Anaesthetists or equivalent; - Completed Higher Specialist Training in Anaesthetics or evidence of equivalent competency (approved by PMETB/GMC).; - On the GMC Specialist Register (for permanent posts); - Evidence of day time and/or on call experience in ICU and maternity during the last 2 years, either at ST6-7 or consultant level.
Desirable: - Other relevant medical and non-medical training/degree.; - Other relevant postgraduate qualification.; - Instructor status in either ATLS/APLS/ALS; - Evidence of recent and on-going CPD in intensive care
Essential: - Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff; - Knowledge of Audit process & Clinical Governance; - Ability to organise workload efficiently; - A special interest to complement that of the existing post-holders; - A commitment to, and experience of teaching
Desirable: - Qualifications in teaching/instructing.; - Experience of development of teaching resources.
Essential: - High level of clinical experience and competence in a wide variety of fields of anaesthesia
Desirable: - Experience and understanding of District General Hospital practice
Essential: - Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems; - Commitment to continuing medical education, appraisal and clinical governance.
Desirable: - Publications in peer reviewed journals.; - Experience of teaching to undergraduates and postgraduates.
Essential: - Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team; - Enquiring, critical approach to work.
Desirable: - Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Essential: - Able to participate in on- call and emergency cover.; - Ability to travel to fulfil the requirements of the post; - Able to be based within 30 minutes of the base hospital
How this role compares
We hold 1,145 NHS vacancies in North West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays more than about 92% of them.
There are 12,688 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,530 of them in North West.
You have 30 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 54 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has 70 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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