Role Summary
The Respiratory Department is a committed, ambitious, welcoming and cohesive group of colleagues with a broad range of expertise. We offer regional services in interstitial lung disease, cystic fibrosis, asthma, alpha-1 anti-trypsin, EBUS and medical thoracoscopy, together with the standard respiratory sub-specialties. As a forward thinking trust there will be opportunities to develop new services where there is clinical need and patient benefit. We provide specialist respiratory take and therefore there is no commitment to the acute medical take.
About the Role
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine Specialising in Interstitial Lung Disease
We would be happy to appoint a full time or less than full time applicant and would actively seek to accommodate flexible working, including during the on-call ward blocks. We are keen to work with any successful candidate to create a job plan that both meets their aspirations and interests and supports the delivery of the respiratory service to our patients.
The Respiratory Department is a committed, ambitious, welcoming and cohesive group of colleagues with a broad range of expertise. We offer regional services in interstitial lung disease, cystic fibrosis, asthma, alpha-1 anti-trypsin, EBUS and medical thoracoscopy, together with the standard respiratory sub-specialties. As a forward thinking trust there will be opportunities to develop new services where there is clinical need and patient benefit. We provide specialist respiratory take and therefore there is no commitment to the acute medical take.
The Respiratory Department contributes to the delivery of the undergraduate programme for the University of Exeter Medical School, and several members of the team have Postgraduate Educational roles.
We have a strong presence in basic and translational respiratory research and are now recognized as an academic department within our trust. We are highly active in clinical trials (Phase I-IV) and have an international reputation in this area. We have recently created the Exeter Respiratory Institute which has links with The College of Medical Health, The MRC Centre for Medical Mycology and The University of Exeter. We are keen to further develop our academic portfolio and strength, but this is not an essential requirement for prospective applicants.
Interview Date: TBC
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.