Role Summary
At present, the role of the Consultant Physician is to provide a clinical service in Occupational Medicine.
The clinics cases cover pre-employment, health surveillance, management referrals, ill health retirement referrals, alcohol and substance abuse screening, Mantoux prescription and latex skin prick test clinics. For complex cases, the post holder may have to attend occasional case conferences.
The post holder will help cover the service for high risk inoculation injuries and prescribe relevant post exposure prophylaxis when the lead consultant is on leave. Additional training will be provided if indicated for additional specialist work like health surveillance, statutory medicals, managing high risk inoculation injuries, alcohol and substance abuse screening and latex skin prick testing.
About the Role
We will work with you to help you be the best version of you at work.
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'll help you get there.
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're starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays. Our Medical workforce has separate arrangements.
You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, physiotherapy, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll 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'd love to hear from you.
About Us
Consultant in Occupational Medicine
Occupational Medicine 1 WTE
Interview date TBA
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Exeter Occupational Health Service (EXOHS) as a Consultant Physician in Occupational Medicine. This post is a new post as we seek to expand our service.
EXOHS is a consultant led in house NHS Occupational Health department covering the RD&E and a number of large public sector clients as well as some SMEs across Devon. The Exeter Occupational Health Service (EXOHS) is widely recognised for its comprehensive services and excellent facilities. Committed to delivering a high quality service, EXOHS is the first SEQOHS accredited NHS service in the South West. The successful applicant will join an innovative service which was awarded the inaugural Society of Occupational Medicine OH Team of the Year award in 2019. The role could cover across Devon at times of need. Please see details in our Job Description Brochure.
Benefits
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.
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’s never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you'll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.