Role Summary
Our obstetrics and gynaecology department are friendly, successful and
ambitious. You’ll be joining a team of 8 WTE consultants supported by a
dedicated and enthusiastic team. The Royal Devon is a Trust which encourages
and supports innovation, diversity, digital development and research. This role
provides an amazing opportunity for the successful candidate, including funded
time to join our award-winning research programme, opportunities to develop
innovative new services to better meet the needs of our patients, funded time for teaching
and rapid career progression.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
The successful candidate will join a team of consultants who work together to provide
a consultant-led obstetrics and gynaecology service with out of hours cover, including
supervision of speciality doctors, Trust doctors and trainees (GP trainees and
x 1 ST1 O&G). The main role is that of a consultant general obstetrician and
gynaecologist.
The successful candidate will be active in audit, governance and guideline
development. The appointee will take part in a 1:8 prospective emergency service
for obstetrics and gynaecology. This is comprised of mainly daytime labour ward
presence but incorporates handover, ward round and gynaecology emergency
cover. The emergency service is provided as daytime presence and nights on-call.
Weekend cover incorporates three days Friday to Sunday (1:9) and week days,
Tuesday alternate weeks.
Working Pattern:
There will be a 1:9 weekday commitment arranged amongst the existing Mon-Thurs “hot”
days. This will be arranged such that there is ample advance notice to the Consultant and
changes within the rota should be arranged with ample notice to minimise service disruption.
The on-call PA allowance for this 1:9 on-call is 1.56 PA per week
AAC Date: 27th January 2023
For further information please contact:
Debbie Kneale, Service Manager, deborahkneale@nhs.net
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
