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RURAL EMERGENCY PRACTITIONER POSTS
Lorn & Islands Hospital, Oban.
Argyll & Bute HSCP
Flexible & permanent contracts available.
£106,936 to £128,368 per annum pro rata dependent on experience
Due to a need to provide robust general support to our emergency department we are looking to recruit Rural Emergency Practitioners to join our team.
As a member of a new innovative team of senior generalists, you will provide a focal point for acute medical services in Lorn and Islands Rural General Hospital. Your work will be an exciting amalgamation of all your previous experience but in a magnificent rural setting. You will be involved in running a unique new service providing support to the Accident and Emergency department which deals with >10,000 encounters per year from the west of Argyll, covering an approximate population of 44, 000.
Applicants should either hold the Certificate of Completion of Training for General Practitioners and be registered with the General Medical Council with a licence to practice or a CCT in Emergency medicine.
You will be based at the Lorn & Islands Hospital. You will join our established team of senior nurses, medical, surgical, and anaesthetic consultant colleagues who have a unified role providing for the needs of the population. In addition, you will be involved in supporting FY1 & 2 and GPST doctors in training.
This is an exciting prospect, providing broad clinical exposure to the full range of emergency care and supporting medical and surgical inpatient care in a modern environment with full support facilities and a superb continuing professional development package. You will have a key leadership role when on shift in providing senior advice and interventions across the hospital.
Lorn and Islands Hospital Oban is unique. It is the largest of 6 Rural General Hospital across Scotland, located within Argyll & Bute (but close enough to be able to drive to the central belt in 2 hours). So, you have the beauty of the Scottish Highlands & Islands, combined with the convenience of being within striking distance of the major Scottish centres. We have 46 acute beds and 6 day-case beds, plus a day case MacMillan unit. The three acute specialties of Surgery, Medicine and Anaesthesia have 24/7 consultant cover and we also have two Consultant Radiologist.
Prior experience in A&E, trauma, paediatrics, and basic anaesthetic skills would be welcomed but ongoing additional training is also available.
To support staff having the right work life balance, we can offer flexible contracts.
Informal enquiries would be welcomed by:
Dr Emma Beveridge, Consultant Radiologist, Interim Clinical Lead. Email: emma.beveridge@nhs.scot
Dr Richard MacCallum, REP. Email: richard.maccallum2@nhs.scot
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NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.