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NHS Lothian
Consultant in Medicine of the Elderly and Stroke Services
Permanent
NHS Lothian 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 Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time 40hours per week) post based in Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
This is a new post in Medicine of the Elderly at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. This post will contribute to the management of acute MoE inpatients and to the MoE input into the Acute Medical Unit to provide leadership, assessment and management of the frail elderly presenting at the front door including facilitating discharge for suitable patients to community services. They will also contribute to the newly formed Emergency Department (ED) frailty team providing targeted comprehensive geriatric assessment to frail elderly patients. There is a regular commitment to MoE on call based at the RIE. The successful applicant will join a supportive consultant group dedicated to the provision of excellent care to the frail elderly alongside high quality postgraduate and undergraduate training.
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
For an informal discussion please contact:
Dr Amanda Barugh
Clinical Director
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
51 Little France Crescent
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Telephone: 0131 242 6927 (secretary)
E mail: Amanda.barugh@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
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We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
Interview Date: 30th January 2024