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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
The shift pattern for this post is rotational, the hours of work will be 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (with a small contribution to out of hours rota including evenings and weekends). Development time of 1 day a fortnight is allocated to these posts. Banding for rota is currently a 1B.
This is a Fixed term post for 8 months.
This post will be based in the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and will focus on providing inpatient care to patients in Acute Geriatric Assessment beds and provide cover within our geriatric rehabilitation units at Lightburn Hospital and Stobhill ACH. The successful applicant will be attached to an acute assessment ward on a rotational basis and will support the consultant, registrar and other junior doctor teams in providing high quality acute care and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for our patients.
A range of educational opportunities will be available and the post holder will be allocated appropriate Educational Supervision for the duration of the post, however this is a Directorate post and does not carry recognition from the Postgraduate Deanery for training purposes.
The post will be open to doctors who have completed foundation training and hold full GMC registration with a license to practice.
Informal contact: Dr Laura Duffy or Dr Aine McGovern on Laura.Duffy3@nhs.scot / Aine.McGovern2@nhs.scot
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates
This post may close early to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.
Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide shortlisting feedback.
Applicants who have not undertaken a UK foundation programme within 3.5 years of the advertised post start date, will be asked to submit a Certificate of Readiness to Enter Specialty Training (CREST). The CREST form must be completed by a consultant who has worked with you for a minimum continuous period of three months whole-time equivalent wholly within the 3.5 years prior to the advertised post start date for which you are applying.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
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