We are looking for enthusiastic colleagues to join our existing team of Acute Medicine Consultants. We currently have a team of 10 Consultants and 8 Speciality Doctors with areas of special interest including Respiratory, Diabetes, Renal, Gastroenterology and Intensive Care.
This post offers an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and to develop new models of care and services that support all patients attending the hospital and within the local community.
Opportunities for teaching are available as part of the University of Exeter Medical School.
Other areas of special interest are encouraged and those that may wish to work part time.
Note
This is a permanent consultant post and will require an AAC panel interview. As such, you must be on the specialist register or have a pending CCT date. Applications with no specialist registration will be rejected.
For new consultants, the job plan for this post will include 2.5 SPAs for the first year.
Applicants are required to be on the GMC Specialist Register, or within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT / EU equivalent certification at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance. The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds.
We work with health and social care organisations including NHS Kernow and NHS England to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000.
We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community.
For further details / informal visits contact:
David Friedericksen, Specialty lead for Acute Medicine
Email: david.friedericksen@nhs.net
Telephone: 01872 252516
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