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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (RDUH) for a Trainee Advanced Practitioner in MSK/Spinal and Lower Limb to join the Orthopaedic Interface Service (OIFS), based in North Devon.
This post offers the opportunity to learn and work as part of a highly regarded, consultant-supported spinal and MSK service, with a primary focus on spinal conditions alongside some lower limb work. You will be embedded within the Northern service while being an integral part of the wider RDUH spinal pathway, including collaboration with the tertiary spinal unit in Exeter.
Our service operates within the Devon-wide Single Point of Access (SPOA) for spinal conditions, ensuring streamlined, equitable access to specialist care and consistent pathway delivery across the region.
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.
Job responsibilities
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.
Applying for this NHS job
This advert is for Trainee Advanced Practitioner with Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Exeter, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Allied health professionals Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery role. The advertised salary is £57,528 to £64,750 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 May 2026.
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