Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and motivated General Practitioner with a Special Interest (GPwSI) in Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) to join our expanding team at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC). This is a unique opportunity to deliver high-quality, specialist ENT care in a community setting while playing a key role in improving patient pathways and supporting service integration between primary and secondary care.
Based within our outpatient clinics, the post-holder will work autonomously within their clinical competence, supported by the Trust's ENT consultant team. This role is ideal for a GP who is passionate about developing innovative, patient-centred services and keen to contribute to the transformation of ENT care across North Cumbria.
Main duties of the job
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Deliver outpatient ENT clinics (typically two sessions per week), providing assessment, diagnosis and management of a wide range of ENT presentations.
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Triage incoming referrals and offer timely Advice & Guidance to primary care colleagues to support decision-making and reduce unnecessary secondary care referrals.
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Perform appropriate clinical interventions (e.g. micro-suction, flexible nasal endoscopy) as part of commissioned service delivery.
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Work closely with the ENT consultant team and community service providers to deliver integrated care pathways aligned with local population needs.
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Provide training and educational support to GPs, practice nurses, and wider primary care colleagues to improve ENT knowledge and capability within general practice.
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Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of ENT services through clinical audit, quality improvement, and participation in service development projects.
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Engage with multidisciplinary teams including audiology, vestibular physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy to support holistic patient care.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
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.
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 ourPolicyforeligiblevacancies.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
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.
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 ourPolicyforeligiblevacancies.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practice
- On the GMS Performers List
Desirable
- MRCGP or equivalent
- Other higher degree (PhD, Masters)
- Specialist registration for ENT (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
- Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
Desirable
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the ENT specialty
- Understanding current issues within ENT and the future direction of the specialty
- Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
- Attendance at a recognised management course
- Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
- Training in clinical and educational supervision
- Attendance at a teaching course
- Formal qualification in teaching/education
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Good communication and empathy skills with patients
- Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
- Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
- Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
- Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
- Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare
- Evidence of continual learning and development
- Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
- Digital Competence
Desirable
Other Requirements
Essential
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by NCIC
- For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
- An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practice
- On the GMS Performers List
Desirable
- MRCGP or equivalent
- Other higher degree (PhD, Masters)
- Specialist registration for ENT (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
- Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
Desirable
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the ENT specialty
- Understanding current issues within ENT and the future direction of the specialty
- Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
- Attendance at a recognised management course
- Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
- Training in clinical and educational supervision
- Attendance at a teaching course
- Formal qualification in teaching/education
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Good communication and empathy skills with patients
- Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
- Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
- Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
- Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
- Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare
- Evidence of continual learning and development
- Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
- Digital Competence
Desirable
Other Requirements
Essential
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by NCIC
- For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
- An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
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.
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).
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.
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).
