Consultant Physicians in Healthcare for the Older Person and Stroke Medicine
Employer Location Barnstaple, Devon Salary £93,666 - £126,281 Closing date 25 Feb 2024
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This is an amazing opportunity to design a consultant post to suit your career aspirations. There is scope for working within frailty, orthogeriatrics, movement disorders, syncope, stroke and peri-operative medicine. We also encourage and support opportunities to take part in research and innovation, service development and teaching, all within a large Trust that prides itself on patient care and the wellbeing of our staff.
The Royal Devon is seeking to appoint a consultant in Healthcare for the Older Person and Stroke Medicine based at the North Devon District Hospital site in Barnstaple.
This is a great opportunity to make your mark by developing and upgrading our elderly care services with the support of our senior management and team of consultants. We have invested significantly in our infrastructure and have a dementia friendly ward, pathways for our frail patients and our community hospital beds are a beacon for non-acute frailty services.
We operate a strong non-medical model with excellent therapy leadership and our award-winning Pathfinder team are dedicated to reducing admissions and supporting complex discharges.
The Trust has a multi-million-pound clinical research facility, is a NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, has a significant development budget, and big plans for the future. In addition to this, we are based in Devon in the South West of England; a county renowned for its natural beauty including beaches and moorland, excellent schools, good transport links, and a great quality of life.
If you are interested in finding out more about the positions available we would love to hear from you. A generous relocation package is available, should you choose to join us.