Job summary
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in General Medicine (with SI)
The closing date is 25 October 2026

The Royal Surrey is one of the few hospitals in the country to be rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we are excited to invite applications to join our trust as a Consultant in General Medicine with a specialist interest!

Successful candidates will oversee a dedicated team of health professionals who provide care to general and acute medical patients on a ward consisting of 20 isolation cubicles in addition to medical outliers on two wards. Built during the pandemic, Guildford ward comprises a strong nursing and allied health professional team with advanced capabilities in managing acutely unwell patients including those requiring non-invasive ventilation. The clinical team on Guildford ward are anticipated to play a part in delivering a high quality general medical service across the division of Access and Medicine. The focus of the general medical teams will be to reduce length of stay and prolonged admissions, liaise with ITU and work closely with the site team to ensure that the right patients are in the right beds.

Interviews will take place W/C 9th November.

Main duties of the job
The Consultantwill be responsible for providingcover for the medical patients on Guildford ward. The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be:

• Clinical and administrative responsibility for patients.
• Leadership of the medical staff to include development, training, recruitment, supervision and discipline of resident doctors.
• Collaboration with senior nursing staff and the specialty manager to ensure the safe and effective running of the ward.
• Supervision of medical admissions on the ward to include prompt review of new admissions and daily board rounds.
• Promoting flow through the emergency floor by helping the site team with bed allocations
• Recruitment, supervision and training of resident medical staff and allied health professionals working on the ward.
• Ensuring that resuscitation and end of life care issues are appropriately and sensitively managed.
• Development of clinical pathways that support early discharge
• Delivery of clinical audits and quality improvement relevant to the needs of the department.
• Recruitment and active involvement with clinical trials.
• Participate on the GIM on call rota.

About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.

We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients' homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.

To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: Apply through our website

Adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities
We are committed to multi-professional development and the job will entail a negotiable number of programmed activities to be delivered in an area of your interest across the Division of Access and Medicine. Areas encouraged are Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), enhanced level and remote care, cardiology, gastroenterology, academic medicine, undergraduate education, research and development and quality improvement. We support part-time, and flexible working patterns and are embedding self-rostering to maximize autonomy and well-being.

Please refer to the advert and attached job description for full details of the role, job plan and person specification.

Please note - although the Job Plan is part time (8.5 PA), those interested in working full time will be considered and need not be deterred from applying.

Qualifications
Essential

• Full registration and a license to practice with the GMC
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for General Internal Medicine (GIM) via CCT (CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview date) or Portfolio Pathway (previously CESR)
• MBBS or equivalent
• Educational Supervisor qualification

Desirable

• Postgraduate degree e.g. MSc MD PhD
• Out of programme management experience (e.g. Deanery secondment)
• Teaching/Education qualification
• Appraiser qualification
• Qualification in leadership and/ or clinical management.

Experience
Essential

• Wide experience of General Internal Medicine including multidisciplinary working
• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience
• Specialist interest in Same Day Emergency Care, Enhanced Level Care, Cardiology, Renal medicine, Care of the Elderly, Acute Medicine, Respiratory Medicine or relevant
• Experience of general medicine working at consultant level in the UK

Desirable

• Significant evidence of experience in clinical leadership
• Research experience & delivery of clinical trials

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).