Job responsibilities
The ENT Department at the Royal Devon is looking to appoint a full time Trust Doctor at ST3+. As a suitably trained specialist, your application is invited to join our enthusiastic and friendly team working in a dedicated surgical department covering both outpatients and theatres.
The ENT department is supported by a busy surgical division committed to providing the highest levels of patient care. Your work will be split between outpatients and theatres, offering excellent learning opportunities. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to the middle grade ENT rota (non-resident) covering both Exeter and Torbay Hospitals.
The initial contract is for 6 months, with an extension up to 12 months depending upon progress. There may also be the opportunity to progress to a longer term role in time.
The Royal Devon provides a full range of ENT services to the population of Exeter, Mid and East Devon. It is a designated cancer centre and part of the Peninsula Cancer Network. The appointee will work within a dedicated multidisciplinary setting and in liaison with team members from Torbay, Taunton and North Devon District Hospitals (NDDH).
The Royal Devon has developed a reputation as an innovative, leading acute hospital over 250 years. Further information on the Trust can be obtained from the trust website. The Research, Innovation, Learning and Development centre on site is a development, which consists of the Welcome Wolfson Centre for Medical Research, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Exeter Clinical Research Facility, and a new Post Graduate Education Centre. The recently established and forward thinking University of Exeter Medical School (UEMS) employs the wealth of resources at the Royal Devon for teaching and training.
The historic cathedral city of Exeter is situated centrally in the South West Region with easy access to the countryside and coast of Devon and Cornwall. It is well served by rail, road and air links.
Applicants must be registered medical practitioners and have preferably completed core training. Evidence of this should be provided with your application. Please include contact details of a minimum of 3 referees from the last 3 years of your employment.
Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Mr. Rupert Ricks , Clinical Lead for ENT on (01392) 402805 . Further information can be obtained by contacting our Cluster Manager on 01392 402780.
The Trust is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and so we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status.
Please note all authority for advertising Royal Devon posts rests solely with HR and any such requests should be made direct to them only.
Please quote the appropriate reference number when applying.
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
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’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.
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 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.
