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Scottish Borders
Clinical Development Fellows (StR LAS lower) – Various Acute Specialties and Psychiatry
Full-time salary inclusive of out of hours allowance is between £1,319.21 - £1,413.44 per week per annum (pro rata if applicable).
Full Time available – part time or job share applications also welcome
Fixed term from August 2023 - one year fixed term post
Why work for us?
Patients are at the centre of everything we do in our daily working lives at NHS Borders ensuring they are safe, cared for efficiently, effectively by suitably experienced and qualified staff driving quality at the heart of patient care. We are a dynamic and forward thinking team with a wealth of clinical and leadership experience. We aim for an open and honest culture and believe in nurturing future stars in NHS.
Our service caters for a stable population in a tranquil and beautiful rural area only 36 miles from Scotland’s vibrant capital, Edinburgh. We have excellent leisure facilities and a quality of life second to none. A relocation package / excess travel allowances from Edinburgh is available for the successful candidates. Train services to central Edinburgh run every thirty minutes (journey time 50 minutes approx) to nearby Tweedbank Station.
MELROSE has taken the title of the best place to live in Scotland in a national ranking - https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/borders-town-of-melrose-named-best-place-to-live-in-scotland/
An Estate agency (Rightmove) has named GALASHIELS as Scotland’s happiest place to live. More than 22,000 people across the UK took part in the survey, The happiest place to live in Scotland is Galashiels - Scottish Field
The Role
Clinical Development Fellow posts are aimed at post foundation doctors at ST1 or ST2 level who have completed a foundation medical training programme and can demonstrate foundation competencies (or equivalent). You may be seeking further experience of an acute specialty (particularly general and acute medicine, medicine for the elderly and emergency medicine) or general psychiatry in which you have a longer term interest (e.g. future entry into specialty or general practice training), or to provide a professional development supplement to support other career options longer term. This post is not a recognised training grade but may be the right opportunity for you to develop and evidence clinical and professional competence to assist overall CV development.
You will have the opportunity to experience over 12 months a range of experience as we can offer both a rotation combining two or more specialties or a stand-alone post in a single specialty. The specialties include general & acute medicine / medicine for the elderly / emergency medicine / orthopaedics and trauma / general surgery / haematology / palliative medicine and psychiatry.
You will work under appropriate supervision within the clinical teams to develop your skills, and provide a proportion of out of hours activity including a contribution to the contribution to the intermediate Hospital at Night Team rota, out of hours psychiatry rota or night duty Emergency Department rota
In combination with the clinical component, the development component of this post is flexible according to your specific needs, level of experience and career interest. An educational supervisor (a senior clinician) will be appointed to support you to formulate a Personal Development Plan. Opportunities will exist for experience in
(specifically in Simulation), Management and Leadership, Clinical Skills and Quality Improvement. This time should equate to approximately one day per week during most weeks.
Arrangements can be made for an informal discussion / visit by contacting Olive Herlihy, Director of Medical Education / Consultant Physician olive.herlihy@borders.scot.nhs.uk
Closing Date: 20 March 2023.
**PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***