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Consultant - Acute Medicine


Location
Truro
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 Per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
18 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
17 Aug 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job overview

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.

Cornwall is famous as a beautiful county and a fabulous place to live. To be able to combine this whilst working in an innovative department with huge opportunities for professional and service development is relatively unique.

Please 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 a CCT date. You can view your registration status via gmc-uk.org/doctors/ before applying. Applications with no specialist registration will be rejected. Do however speak to the specialty contact for potential locum or non-consultant variations of this post.

Main duties of the job

We are dedicated to developing a sustainable department delivering high quality care to our patients and allowing for work life balance. 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click view the supporting document on the right hand side

Informal enquiries regarding this post or to arrange a visit to come and meet the team, please contact Dr David Friedericksen, Specialty lead for Acute Medicine on david.friedericksen@nhs.net and 01872 252516.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

  • Identity Checks
  • Professional registration and qualification checks
  • Employment history and reference checks
  • Work health assessments
  • Criminal record check standards
  • Right to work checks

For further information please visit:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

  • We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
  • Agency interest will not be considered until this advert has closed.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in an Acute Medical Admissions Unit
  • Teaching (Medical students, peers, MDT).

Desirable

  • Experience supporting Emergency Department.

Qualifications

Essential

  • GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
  • GMC Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining CCT (or equivalent) at time of interview.
  • MRCP (UK) or equivalent qualification

Disposition/Attitude

Essential

  • Flexible in approach and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities. which will include shift working.
  • Able to operate as a change agent and ability to work collaboratively with peers, MDT

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