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Clinical Fellow
Palliative and Complex Care
Tippethill Hospital, West Lothian
12 months Fixed Term, available immediately
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.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Hospital.
Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge?
This 12 month Clinical Fellowship is based at Tippethill Hospital, West Lothian. The post-holder will gain a strong foundation in Palliative Care and Medicine of the Elderly, developing skills and knowledge to assess and manage frailty, multi-morbidity, complex chronic disease, and end of life care, working closely within the multidisciplinary team under close Consultant supervision both in the inpatient ward setting as well as in the community.
This post also includes 1 weekly session of development time, during which the post-holder will be encouraged and supported to undertake an area of interest such as quality improvement, service development, teaching or subspecialty training.
Depending on the interest of the postholder, there will be an opportunity to work in the West Lothian Hospital at Home team during the 12 months, providing acute assessments and treatment in patients’ homes as an alternative to acute hospital admission.
Applicants should have completed Foundation training as a minimum and be able to drive a car to community home visits around West Lothian. Additional postgraduate experience and qualifications such as MRCP(UK) or subspecialty training in Palliative Medicine or Geriatric Medicine are desirable. Good communication skills and the ability to work flexibly and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team are essential.
For further information please contact Dr Latana Munang Latana.Munang@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or Dr Jane Rimer Jane.Rimer@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or Dr Maria Corretge Maria.Corretge@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
Closing Date 02/05/2026
For an informal discussion please contact:
Dr Latana Munang Latana.Munang@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or
Dr Jane Rimer Jane.Rimer@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or
Dr Maria Corretge Maria.Corretge@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***