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BORDERS GENERAL HOSPITAL
CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT FELLOW - ACUTE & GENERAL MEDICINE & MEDICINE FOR THE ELDERLY
£1626.83 per week – inclusive of out of hours allowance – pro rata for part-time
Full Time or Part Time
6 months appointment, commencing February 2023
OUR VALUES IN ACTION
●Care and Compassion ●Quality and Teamwork ●Dignity and Respect ●Openness, honesty and responsibility
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.
Our service caters for a stable population in a tranquil and beautiful rural area only 36 miles from Scotland’s vibrant capital, Edinburgh. There is affordable housing in the local area and a relocation package / assistance with temporary accommodation is available for the successful candidate(s).
The Role
You will have the opportunity to experience a range of acute and general internal medicine (including sub specialties) and Medicine for the Elderly that may support your career intention. You will work under appropriate supervision within the clinical teams to develop your skills. You will provide a proportion of out of hours activity including as a Team Leader on the Hospital at Night Team rota.
This post is aimed at post foundation doctors at ST2 or ST3 level who have completed a foundation medical training programme and preferably core medical training or equivalent (or have gained additional clinical experience similar to CMT). You may be seeking further experience of acute or general medicine in which you have a longer term interest (e.g. future entry into specialty 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.
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 within the team) will be appointed to support you to formulate a Personal Development Plan and a paper-based portfolio mapped to an appropriate curriculum. Opportunities exist to improve your skills in Medical Education, Simulation, Management and Leadership, Clinical Skills and Quality Improvement. This protected development time equates to approximately one day per week during active clinical time (does not apply during leave weeks)
Full GMC registration and a licence to practice is essential.
For informal discussion contact Dr Jonathan Manning - jonathan.manning@borders.scot.nhs.uk