Consultant - General Medicine/Outliers | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust; Truro; Presencial; GBP 95.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Physician to lead General Medicine/Outliers care across the Trust, delivering high-quality, patient-centred services.

You will undertake regular ward rounds, drive discharge planning, and work closely with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient flow and outcomes. The role offers teaching and leadership opportunities within a forward-thinking NHS organisation.

Formación

• UK medical qualification required and GMC registration.
• Experience in General Medicine and managing medical outliers is essential.
• Strong leadership and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsabilidades

• Provide consultant-led care for general medical inpatients, including outliers.
• Conduct regular ward rounds and clinical reviews for timely assessment and discharge planning.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient flow and reduce length of stay.

Conocimientos

Ward rounds

Clinical leadership

Discharge planning

Patient flow optimization

Teaching

Educación

MRCP(UK) or FRCP

Descripción del empleo

Consultant - General Medicine/Outliers | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

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:

• Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro
• West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance

As a teaching hospital, we are proud to work in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, the University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School, supporting the next generation of health professionals while continually strengthening our own services

For further information please see the attached document below for the job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Monday 14 Dec 2026