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The Medical Division at Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary are excited to offer an opportunity to experienced Doctors seeking to build upon and enhance their clinical experience, improve their CVs and gain exposure to a range of medical specialties.
This is a fixed term post up to August 2023, although there will be opportunity to extend the post to support development in specialty areas.
Salary £36,472 - £57,349 per annum based on experience plus 50% banding supplement.
These posts will afford successful applicants the opportunity to gain wide experience in Medical Specialties and develop procedural skills, while enjoying protected and mentored development time. We are a friendly, supportive, and enthusiastic team, and are aiming to recruit like-minded individuals.
Successful candidates will be contracted for 40 hours per week.. Clinical work will be based on the downstream medical wards at Dumfries Infirmary and will include Out of Hours (OOH) work during the nights, evenings and at weekends. Dumfries & Galloway Royal infirmary has a strong track record of developing medics’ careers outside of normal training programme routes and clinical fellows in the medical division will be given opportunities to develop skills within the specialty teams at DGRI, for the right candidates this post will represent a first step toward specialty Doctor training. The Medical Specialties hosted in Dumfries are:
Cardiology
Renal
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Rheumatology
Infectious Disease
Respiratory medicine
Care of the Elderly
Stroke
Rehabilitation
The post holder will be paid at ST level based on their previous experience.
We anticipate that many of our clinical fellows will want to teach and we encourage them to enrol in Edinburgh’s Clinical Educator Programme, successful completion of which will satisfy the GMC’s requirements to be recognised as a trainer. The Dumfries Medical and Emergency Medicine Units teach Glasgow students in their 3rd and 4th year and ScotGEM students in their 2nd and 3rd years (ScotGEM is a 4 year postgraduate degree run by St Andrews and Dundee that is based mainly in primary care with secondary care ‘bursts’). Our Medicine and Care of the Elderly teaching programmes are highly rated by our students whose feedback places us right at the top of the West of Scotland teaching league table. Clinical Fellows will find there are abundant opportunities to teach and to mentor students..
Appointment will be subject to the Terms and Conditions of Service of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff and Doctors and Dentists in Public Health Medicine and the Community Health Service (Scotland).
About NHS Dumfries & Galloway: NHS Dumfries and Galloway serve a population of approximately 148,500 within a large geographical area of about 2,400 square miles. Dumfries and Galloway stretches from Langholm in the East to Drummore in the West, and from Kirkconnel and Carsphairn in the North down to Sandyhills on the Solway Coast. The Health Board currently employs around 4500 staff excluding GPs and Dentists.
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary is a brand new 344 bed state of the art hospital based in Dumfries. It is the main hospital for the region providing a wide range of inpatient and outpatient health services. Some services are still provided at the old hospital, now known as the Mountainhall Treament Centre, on the other side of the town. The Galloway Community Hospital, which serves Stranraer and the west of the region, is an intermediate unit providing maternity services, as well as medical & surgical beds. There are bedded units within eight cottage hospitals which provide care services such as minor injuries units. Midpark Hospital provides inpatient facilities for mental health patients.
Dumfries and Galloway is a beautiful and mostly undiscovered part of Scotland. This post would suit a doctor who enjoys walking, running, cycling, mountain biking and other outdoor activities. We are only a 90 minute drive away from the Lake District. We are also close enough to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Carlisle for those who enjoy the bright lights and city life
Informal enquiries should be made to:
Dr Nadeeka Rathnamalala, Consultant Nephrologist - nadeeka.rathnamalala@nhs.scot