Consultant in Healthcare for Older People and Stroke Medicine

Closing Date 13 August 2026

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant Physician in Healthcare for the Older Person and Stroke Medicine to join the department for its Northern services, based at North Devon District Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to join an established and dynamic team. Since North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital merged in 2022 we have been able to provide additional clinical support and leadership to grow our services in our Northern site.

This has allowed us to expand our multi-disciplinary workforce and introduce new services such as our front door frailty team and frailty acute hospital  are looking for enthusiastic, innovative and flexible individuals to further develop these services. North Devon has a large and increasing elderly population in a largely rural area with varying socio-economic needs. As such there is the opportunity to pursue sub-specialties tailored to the interests of the successful applicant.

There is scope for working within frailty, ortho-geriatrics, movement disorders, syncope, stroke, community and peri-operative medicine. A team of colleagues based in the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital provide twice weekly cover s allows us to give colleague support and contribute to the delivery of the front door frailty service. We are particularly proud of this as it allows us to collaborate and share ideas across both sites.

It also makes this an ideal post for candidates whatever stage they are in their Consultant career allowing for a high degree of autonomy, but with colleagues present and available if needed.

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.

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.

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.

Date posted: 31 July 2026

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

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Job locations: Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 4JB
, United Kingdom

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant Physician in Healthcare for the Older Person and Stroke Medicine to join the department for its Northern services, based at North Devon District Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to join an established and dynamic team. Since North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital merged in 2022 we have been able to provide additional clinical support and leadership to grow our services in our Northern site.

This has allowed us to expand our multi-disciplinary workforce…