Healthcare & Nursing Jobs

Locum or Substantive Consultant Ophthalmologist - Medical Retina

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust • Newtown, Carlisle

Salary

£114k – £151k

Posted

29 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Locum or Substantive Consultant Ophthalmologist - Medical Retina in Newtown, a full-time healthcare & nursing role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £114k – £151k. North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job summary We are looking to hire both a Locum (12 month) and a Substantive (permanent) Consultant. We are looking for a dynamic and forward-thinking Consultant Ophthalmologist - Medical Retina to complete a supportive team of specialists covering North Cumbria. Voted one of the best places to live in the UK, North Cumbria houses the Lake District, one of the country's most outstanding places of natural beauty and the region is an attractive, largely rural area with access to good road, rail a…

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Employer: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £114k – £151k
How this salary compares: about 221% above the £46,847 median across 2,630 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Newtown, Carlisle · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 8 other live healthcare & nursing roles in Newtown — browse them
Posted: 29 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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Healthcare and nursing is the largest sponsored category in the UK. NHS trusts, private hospitals, GP practices, and specialist clinics sponsor registered nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, and support workers through the Health and Care Worker visa — which carries lower application fees and faster processing than the standard Skilled Worker visa.