Job Advert
Applications are invited for a Full Time General Adult Specialty Doctor post providing clinical input to the Eastwood locality team based both at the Eastwood Health & Care Centre and the Barrhead Health and Care Centre.
The post is based in the community and do not involve in-patient responsibilities.
The post will involve working with a full time community based consultant colleague in a well-resourced and established Community Mental Health Team based at Eastwood Health & Care Centre & Barrhead Health & Care Centre.
Responsibilities will be shared for an urban general adult population of approximately 25,000 with a low level of deprivation. Inpatient beds are currently based at Leverndale Hospital in Ward 4a.
The post-holder will be expected to work closely with colleagues as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide a full range of services to inpatients and outpatients. Should the post-holder already have AMP status this would be desirable.
All applicants must possess full GMC registration, a licence to practice, with at least 4 Years full time Post Graduate Training, two of which must have been in relevant acute specialties or you will demonstrate and evidence equivalent experience and competencies.
Supporting your Development
Specialist and Specialty Doctors are key members of our senior medical workforce and provide a wide range of expertise and skills. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is committed to supporting your continued professional development as a SAS Doctor. We strive to support a culture of development that embodies the aims of the SAS Charter and the NES SAS Development Programme. As detailed in the weblink below all SAS Doctors in Greater Glasgow and Clyde are appointed a designated Education Advisor who provides support in education, training and SAS Development Fund opportunities.
https://www.nhsggc.scot/staff-recruitment/staff-resources/medical-education-nhsggc/specialist-and-associate-specialist-doctors-and-dentist-induction/
Further information regarding professional development as a Specialist or Specialty Doctor in Scotland is available here:
https://www.scotlanddeanery.nhs.scot/your-development/specialist-and-associate-specialist-doctors-and-dentists/
An overview of the NES SAS Development Programme is available here:
https://www.scotlanddeanery.nhs.scot/media/398573/sas-development-programme-brochure-2020.pdf
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.