Role Summary
The successful applicant will be involved in the initial assessment and management of all patients attending the department. They will rapidly gain valuable experience in managing medical and surgical emergencies, trauma and minor injuries in adults and children, with senior support always available.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
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.
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, 18-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 paediatric bay) resuscitation room, upgraded Majors, Minors & Hot areas. Alongside a separate children’s waiting area and dedicated paediatric 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.
Outside of work, with miles of golden beaches, National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Devon offers an excellent quality of life and is consistently voted as one of the best places to live in England. Please search #loveNDHT on YouTube for more details.
All disabled applicants meeting the essential criteria of a post will be offered an interview. Should you, as a result of a disability, require reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the recruitment process (e.g, venue access, information format, interpreter, etc) please do not hesitate to make a member of the recruitment team aware.
Interested applicants should contact Dr Pete Figg on the following e-mail address peterfigg@nhs.net 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.
Working Pattern: 24/7 rota, including weekend and nights
Interview Date: TBC
For further information please contact Pete Figg Emergency Consultant [peterfigg@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.
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.
