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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) 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 Mon-Sun early/late, nights/weekends/on call
This is a Fixed term post for 12 months.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Department of Neurosurgery, based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. The posts are available from August 2026. This posts offer experience in neurosurgery and the successful applicants will participate in providing in-patient ward care for neurosurgical patients. Ideally with junior doctor experience in medical and surgical receiving, you will join a team of 10 junior doctors in providing day-time and out-of-hours care, in an acute, multi-disciplinary setting. Doctors on this rota are supported by SPRs and consultants. You will be involved in assessing admissions, managing acute patients on the wards and in HDU, organising and collating test results and completing immediate discharge summaries. You will have the opportunity to attend in-house meetings in neuro-surgery and neuro-radiology.
To practice medicine in the UK you need to hold both GMC registration and a license to practice.
The successful candidate will take part in an on-call, out of hours rota and will be part of a 10-person FY2 team.
If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion, please contact: Nigel Suttner, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Nigel.Suttner@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, you may 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.
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