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Are you undecided about your career choices? Want to gain more clinical experience or improve your CV? Then a clinical fellow post might be for you. An opportunity to grow in confidence as a doctor whilst still gaining supported experience.
Clinical Fellow in Rehabilitation medicine, Fixed term for 6 months to March 2024.
Rehabilitation medicine provide inpatient care for 7 level 2A acute rehabilitation beds covering a range of major trauma, neurological, neurosurgical and amputee patients, plus step down patients requiring rehab from ICU.
The team also provide an out reach service within the wider acute hospital.
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 Treatment 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
For information on the post, please contact Dr Alison McKendrick, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, on 01387 241843 or by email at alison.mckendrick@nhs.scot.