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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.
NHS Grampian has an opportunity for a Clinical Fellow (Foundation Year 2 equivalent) within the Neurosurgery team based at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. This post is available from 7th February 2024 until 6th August 2024.
This post does not have educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean and will not be recognised for training although it will provide excellent experience.
Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post). For more information visit www.gmc-uk.org
NHS Grampian provides the perfect solution to all interests and lifestyles. Aberdeen has a very buoyant economy and offers all the attractions of any major city. Aberdeenshire and Moray boast many picturesque towns and villages within easy commuting distance and provides access to a large range of outdoor pursuits including hill walking and skiing. There are excellent transport links with Glasgow and Edinburgh, it is easily accessed by train and Aberdeen airport has multiple flights to London daily and other destinations across the UK and Europe.
The Neurosurgery service itself covers the Grampian region, Highland and Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland) with approximately 800,000 catchment population. It has the largest geographical catchment of any UK unit.
The Neuroscience Floor at ARI hosts Neurological and Neurosurgical Services, with 17 Neurosurgery beds in Ward 205, 10 Neurology beds in Ward 204, with a close observation area and a single dedicated Video Telemetry room. Neurophysiology is also located on the same floor as is the Programmed Investigation Unit.
The wards are staffed by medical staff, nurses and paramedical staff who have specialist experience and training in Neurological/Neurosurgical care; (Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Neuro-psychologists, Specialist Nurses) who are all located on the Neuroscience floor.
The post will be based in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Informal enquiries to mohit.arora1@nhs.scot
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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
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