17 Oct
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Exeter
Job description
The Royal Devon University Trust is keen to appoint a Consultant in Perioperative Medicine with a specialist interest in Care of the Elderly and / or Anaesthesia.
This is an exciting new post held within the department of Acute Surgery.
Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.
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 peoples 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.
Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon,
as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
Building on the success of our orthogeriatric service, we wish to expand our service to optimise perioperative care for acute surgical patient.
The appointee would be working with an Intensive care and Perioperative Consultant and in partnership with an Acute Medical and Anaesthetic Consultant.
The Perioperative Service has strong links with our Geriatric Medicine department. The work of this team is challenging and exciting,
requiring the breadth of geriatric / general medical skills together with the ability to work across medical and surgical multidisciplinary departments.
We have joined the NHS elect POPs 2 cohort, which is a shared development program aimed at developing our perioperative service in line with national guidance and other evidence- based models across the country.
The successful applicant would be expected to have a leadership role to continue this ambitious project, which is well supported at executive level.
This post would be managed by the Acute Surgery department and the incumbent would be an integral member of the General Surgical team.
Applicants wishing to work less than full time are also welcome to apply.
Exeter is a great place to live for those seeking a good work-life balance.
We have two of the most famous national parks on our doorstep and the beautiful Devon coastline. Outdoor activities are
a major attraction with good surfing, kite surfing, cycling, kayaking and hiking. The city itself
has been voted one of the UKs most desirable places to live with a great selection of shops and independent restaurants mixed with the local farming its a foodies dream.
Exeter has excellent transport connections to Bristol and London and a local airport serving Europe. The city is very family orientated with award winning schools and offers a vast
number of family-focused activities and events making it an ideal place to bring up children.
Working Pattern : 10 PA's
The full-time NHS post currently does not include an out-of-hours on call rota, although this may be subject to change depending on service expansion
Interview Date : TBC
▶️ Consultant in Perioperative Medicine
🖊️ Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
📍 Exeter