Role Summary
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Eastern Services, is currently inviting applicants to join our team of Middle-grade doctors in the Emergency Department at Exeter.
About the Role
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Eastern Services, is currently inviting applicants to join our team of Middle-grade doctors in the Emergency Department at Exeter.
We are building our Senior and Junior Middle Grade team with a focus on developing sustainable working practices. Our basic job plans comprise an attractive 35 hours a week inclusive of SPA time and we have a range of posts available suited to individual interests. Our team comprises clinicians with subspecialty interest in Paediatrics, PHEM, Research, CESR, Environmental Sustainability, Extreme Medicine, Sports Medicine and much more. Discussion around Fellowship posts or other individualised job plans to support professional development, academic work or outside interests are welcomed. We have a strong track record in delivering CESR, MSc in Extreme Medicine, welcoming International Medical Graduates and providing accredited time for FACEM training.
The Emergency Department is a modern progressive department and Trauma Unit supported by a dedicated team of 20 Consultant Emergency Physicians providing shop floor leadership from 0800 – 2300 hours, 365 days a year. Our Medical staffing model enjoys round the clock middle grade cover, 21 person junior doctor rota, with 3 SHOs overnight and is supported by a team of Emergency Nurse Practitioners. We are currently in the final phases of a rebuild which so far has provided a new Resuscitation Area, upgraded Majors and Minors space and a separate area for Children is currently being finalised. This recent investment both in terms of process and resource to ensure the efficient flow of patients through the Emergency Department aims to provide a productive and rewarding environment in which to work.
There is an excellent Departmental Educational Programme for Junior and Middle Grade Doctors and any successful candidate would be encouraged to undertake Quality Improvement activities. Job Planned time is provided for this, both in terms of supporting professional activities and time for clinical administration.
We have an Academic Department of Emergency Medicine involved in a number of local and national research projects offering our team experience in recruiting to trials and working in a research environment.
Interested applicants should contact Dr Steve Fordham or Dr Alex Cross (01392 403690) for an informal discussion. Application is through NHS jobs.
Please note that we can only accept applicants from candidates who are registered with the General Medical Council. All applicants must be in possession of the essential qualifications for the post, as set out in the person specification, by the closing date and in possession of the previous experience requirement within three months of the closing date.
In submitting an application form you authorise the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process, should you be appointed to the post.
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.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
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 34 days plus bank holidays depending on grade and years of service.
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.
