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NHS BORDERS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE
Locum Specialty Registrar (LAS) in General Adult Psychiatry
Attached to a Community Health Team
ST1 / ST2 LEVEL
Full-time salary inclusive of out of hours banding is £1,660.22 per week (pro rata if applicable). per week inclusive of hours allowance (ST1-ST2) (pro rata if applicable). Full Time available – part time applications also welcome
Fixed term from February – August 2024.
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. There is affordable housing in the local area and a relocation package is available for the successful candidate(s). The Borders Railway has train services to central Edinburgh running every thirty minutes (journey time 50 minutes approx) to Tweedbank Station.
The Post
You will be attached to one of three multidisciplinary adult Community Mental Health Teams in the Scottish Borders Area or the Community Mental Health for Older Adults Services Team.
These 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 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.
Informal enquiries are welcome contact – Dr A Cotton, Associate Medical Director & Consultant Psychiatrist email Amanda.cotton@borders.scot.nhs.uk
Closing date: 21st December 2023