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Scottish Borders
Clinical Development Fellows (StR LAS lower)
Acute & General Medicine; Medicine for the Elderly;
Full-time salary inclusive of out of hours allowance is £1549.54 per week (pro rata if applicable).
Full Time available – part time or job share applications also welcome
Fixed term from August 2024 – August 2025
(earlier / later start date negotiable if preferred as is duration)
OUR VALUES IN ACTION
●Care and Compassion ●Quality and Teamwork ●Dignity and Respect ●Openness, honesty and responsibility
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. We have excellent leisure facilities and a quality of life second to none. A relocation package / assistance with temporary accommodation (including on-site accommodation if desired) is available for the successful candidates. The Borders Railway has train services to central Edinburgh running every thirty minutes (journey time 50 minutes approx) to nearby Tweedbank Station.
MELROSE has taken the title of the best place to live in Scotland in a national ranking - https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/borders-town-of-melrose-named-best-place-to-live-in-scotland/
The Role
These newly developed 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 acute or general medicine in which you have a longer term interest (e.g. future entry into specialty medical training 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.
You will have the opportunity to experience over 12 months a range of acute and general internal medicine (including sub specialties); Medicine for the Elderly and Community Geriatrics that may support your career intention. You will work under appropriate supervision within the clinical teams to develop your skills. You will provide a proportion of out of hours activity including a contribution to the intermediate Hospital at Night Team rota.
In combination with the clinical component, the development component of this post is flexible according to your specific needs, level of experience and career interest. An educational supervisor (a senior clinician within the medical unit) will be appointed to support you to formulate a Personal Development Plan and a paper-based portfolio mapped to an appropriate curriculum (CMT or higher training). Opportunities will exist for experience in (specifically in Simulation), Management and Leadership, Clinical Skills and Quality Improvement. This time should equate to approximately one day per week.
Arrangements can be made for an informal discussion / visit to the Hospital by contacting Dr Jonathan Manning Jonathan.manning@borders.scot.nhs.uk or Dr Rachel Stewart
rachel.stewart@nhs.scot or Mrs Kirsten Graham kirsten.graham3@nhs.scot
Closing Date: Monday 1 April 2024
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.