Role Summary
The Emergency Department is a modern progressive department and Trauma Unit supported by a dedicated team of 10 Consultant Emergency Physicians providing shop floor leadership from 0800 – 2200 hours, 365 days a year. Our Medical staffing model enjoys round the clock SASG cover, 15-person junior doctor rota, and is supported by a team of ED GP’s and Emergency Nurse Practitioners. The department has recently undergone a significant refurbishment to include a large four bay (including one dedicated pediatric bay) resuscitation room, upgraded Majors, Minors & Hot areas. Alongside a separate children’s waiting area and dedicated pediatric cubicle. 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 SASG 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.
About the Role
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This 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 32 days plus bank holidays.
You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, 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.
- 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
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Northern Services, is currently inviting applicants to join our team of Junior Doctors in the Emergency Department at Barnstaple. 3 x posts are available from February 2023, for six months fixed term contract in the first instance with a view to extend further by mutual agreement.
The successful applicants will join an enthusiastic team that supports and delivers a modern, comprehensive emergency service. We are a small, friendly department with big ideas and a commitment to improving our service by embracing change and innovation. We pride ourselves on support for all our staff. Junior doctors enjoy direct shop floor supervision, educational and academic support. The department is rated highly on our junior doctor satisfaction survey and we receive excellent feedback from doctors in training and trust grade doctors alike.
Trust doctors work alongside trainees in Foundation, ACCS & GPVTS programs and receive the same training opportunities as these doctors. This includes allocation of a clinical supervisor along with study leave with a study budget. This is a great opportunity to gain broad clinical experience during a bridging year between foundation and specialty training in a beautiful part of the country.
Working Pattern:
The Junior Doctor Rota is compliant with all aspects of the new junior doctor contract. It is a fixed rota on a fifteen week cycle and each cycle contains -
- Ten hour day shifts, the night shifts are ten and a half hours long to allow for morning handover,
- The longest run of shifts is five days
- Two week of nights, worked in runs of three and four shifts
- 1:3 weekends
Two weeks where there are no pre-allocated shifts – your TBC weeks. These weeks are available to take as leave. On those TBC days when you are not taking leave, you will be allocated a ten hour shift.
Interview Date: Interviews will be held between 9 - 13 January 2023, exact date to be confirmed.
For further information please contact Dr Marcin Sosnowski on m.sosnowski@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.
Benefits
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.
