Job Advert
NHS GRAMPIAN
Locum Consultant post in Palliative Medicine
Roxburghe House
RM134056
Applications are warmly welcomed to join a multidisciplinary team contributing to the provision of a comprehensive Specialist Palliative Care Service for the people of the Grampian region.
Applications are invited for a 12-month Locum Consultant post in Palliative Medicine based at Roxburghe House in Aberdeen.
Roxburghe House is the regional Specialist Palliative Care Unit providing care and specialist advice for patients, families and healthcare professionals across the Grampian health board region. Advice and support is also provided for Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles. Roxburghe House is situated within the grounds of Royal Cornhill Hospital, within easy walking distance of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI). There are excellent postgraduate educational facilities at the Suttie Centre for Medical Education which is on same campus as ARI.
The Specialist Palliative Care Team based at Roxburghe House is staffed by a multidisciplinary team providing inpatient, outpatient and domiciliary services. It also provides education and training to a wide range of health and social care professionals at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
The standard working week is 40 hours.
Aberdeen is well known for offering superb quality of life and enjoys first class amenities, housing and schools. There are excellent connections with other British cities and the continent, flying time to London is approximately one hour with regular daily flights - and road and rail links to all points north and south are easily accessible. Aberdeenshire includes some of the most spectacular countryside in Europe with Royal Deeside and the Cairngorm Mountain National Park and a wide range of outdoor pursuits within easy reach or commute of the city.
Full registration with a license to practice with the GMC is required. (license to practice must be in place prior to starting in post). For more information visit www.gmc-uk.org
For further information please contact Dr Frances MacIvor, Consultant in Palliative Medicine (frances.macivor@nhs.scot) or Dr Lucy Cogdell, Consultant in Palliative Medicine (lucy.cogdell@nhs.scot). Telephone contact is via 01224 557057.
Apply for this post by visiting apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk and search for the above Ref No. RM134056.
Closing Date: Sunday 25th June 2023
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.