Consultant - General Medicine/Outliers

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust; England; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust in the South West is seeking an experienced Consultant Physician to join our General Medicine/Outliers team. You will lead consultant-led care for general medical patients, including those placed in outlying wards, and contribute to service development and teaching.

In this role you will undertake ward rounds, reviews, and discharge planning, while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to optimise patient flow, reduce length of stay, and ensure

Qualifications

• Consultant physician with senior clinical expertise in General Medicine.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams to improve patient flow.
• Ability to contribute to service development and teaching.

Responsibilities

• Providing high-quality consultant-led care for general medical patients, including those in outlying wards.
• Conducting ward rounds and clinical reviews for timely assessment and discharge planning.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient flow and safe discharge pathways.
• Providing senior clinical leadership for deteriorating and complex medical patients.
• Supporting care delivery across medical outlier areas to match specialty ward standards.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and enthusiastic Consultant Physician to join our General Medicine/Outliers team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in providing high-quality care for general medical patients, with a particular focus on the management of medical outliers across the Trust. Working as part of a supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of safe, effective, and patient-centred care, helping to optimise patient flow, improve outcomes, and enhance the patient experience. The post offers opportunities to support service development, quality improvement, teaching, and clinical leadership. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated clinician who is passionate about delivering exceptional general medical care and helping to shape innovative models of care within a forward-thinking organisation.

• Providing high-quality consultant-led care for patients including those placed in outlying wards across the Trust.
• Undertaking regular ward rounds and clinical reviews to ensure timely assessment, treatment planning, and discharge decision-making.
• Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient flow, reduce length of stay, and support safe discharge pathways.
• Providing senior clinical leadership for the management of deteriorating and complex medical patients.
• Supporting the delivery of care across medical outlier areas, ensuring patients receive care equivalent to that provided within specialty wards.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is at the heart of acute and specialist care for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We care for a population of around 470,000 people, a number that rises significantly during peak visitor seasons. We employ around 6,700 staff, united by a shared commitment to deliver safe, high-quality care. We provide services across three main hospital sites, with around 780 inpatient beds