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NHS GRAMPIAN
FIXED TERM CONSULTANT INTENSIVIST
FIXED TERM 1 YEAR
FULL TIME, FLEXIBLE OR PART-TIME APPOINTMENT
DR GRAY’S HOSPITAL, ELGIN, Scotland
This full-time post will primarily be based at Dr Gray’s Hospital, High Dependency Unit.
Dr Gray’s Hospital is a District General Hospital situated in Elgin in the North-East of Scotland. Inverness lies 35 miles to the West with Aberdeen 65 miles to the East.
Dr Gray’s Hospital is Scotland’s smallest District General Hospital filled with history and character. While the original building from 1819 is still used for some practice, the new hospital opened in 1995 and continued to be upgraded and developed.
There are 181 beds – this includes 153 inpatient beds (all specialities), a 15 bedded surgical day case unit and 13 ambulatory care beds serving a catchment population of about 132,000 spread from Forres and Macduff along the coast, and inland as far as Huntly and Tomintoul. Our hub tertiary centre (Aberdeen Royal Infirmary) is located 65 miles to the east.
The hospital has approximately 35 consultants working in the acute sector.
We have a combined medical and surgical High Dependency Unit with 6 beds. Intensive Care facilities are located at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and necessitate transfer of critically ill patients by road (or occasionally air). In-patient services in this 185-bed small district general hospital are provided in the following specialties: medicine, surgery, gynaecology, obstetrics, paediatrics, orthopaedics, ENT, as well as psychiatric and geriatric assessment.
Lifestyle
Nestling between the Scottish Highlands to the west, the Cairngorm National Park to the south and Aberdeenshire to the east, Moray Speyside is just 3.5 hours from Edinburgh by road, 45 minutes from Inverness Airport and 1 ½ hours from Aberdeen Airport.
Main line rail services operate from London and Edinburgh and Edinburgh to Inverness and Aberdeen with stops in Forres, Elgin and Keith.
The climate is milder, drier and sunnier than its northern latitude might suggest, with average sunshine and rainfall similar to the south of England.
Moray’s coastline with its golden, sandy beaches and resident population of Bottlenose Dolphins is recognised by National Geographic as one of the world’s most beautiful.
The region offers plentiful opportunity for outdoor activities – from golf on 16 courses to water sports climbing and skiing within an hour’s drive at Cairngorm Mountain and the Lecht in winter. Hillwalking abounds in Moray Speyside with countless spectacular Corbetts and Munros to be climbed.
There is world renowned salmon and trout fishing on the Spey and Findhorn Rivers and the Highland Gliding Club at nearby Easterton Airfield is Scotland’s most northerly gliding and powered flying field.
Moray Speyside is Malt Whiskey Country with more than 50 distilleries located in the region. There are also numerous craft beer breweries and producers.
The main local industries are farming, fishing and of course, the whiskey industry. The RAF and Army are also major local employers, with a large airbase at Lossiemouth and a nearby Army (engineering) base at the former RAF Kinloss.
Local state schools achieve high standards, at both primary and secondary level and property prices are more reasonable than further south. Moray is also home to Gordonstoun one of the UK’s best-known private schools.
Local amenities are plentiful, with many shops, restaurants and sport facilities in Elgin. The cities of Aberdeen and Inverness are just 65 and 35 miles away, respectively.
Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post). For more information visit www.gmc-uk.org
Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register from date of interview.
CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) or Portfolio Pathway route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive Consultant post once CESR or Portfolio Pathway specialist registration is awarded. Those with an International Recognised Specialist Qualification approved by GMC should have a confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register.
If you are interested in joining the Team at Dr Gray’s we would be delighted to invite you to visit the Hospital and speak to our clinicians about the work of the department as well as an insight to the recreational activities in the surrounding area.
Interested prospective candidates should contact: Dr Duff Bruce Hospital Director email duff.bruce@nhs.scot
Key Worker Housing Support
Moray Council are offering temporary accommodation for key workers moving to Moray to support recruitment in the public sector, including NHS roles. This opportunity is designed to help individuals who are unable to secure housing locally while starting their new job.
Applicants must be filling a public sector role such as NHS healthcare professionals eg Consultants, Nurses, Physiotherapists where local skills shortages exist.
You must be moving to Moray from outside the area and must be willing to accept a Short Scottish Secure Tenancy (SSST), which is a temporary housing arrangement.
Key worker points will be awarded based on employer confirmation of recruitment need, and housing will be provided for a minimum of six months, with the possibility of extension up to 12 months. This accommodation option allows applicants time to secure permanent housing while addressing local recruitment challenges.
Successful applicants, if interested, are required to submit an application for housing using Moray Council’s online portal: https://online.moray.gov.uk/ords/houlive_selfserv/f?p=13000:101.
Please ensure that the address you provide on your application form is your current place of residence for your present workplace, and that your identification confirms this address.
As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you need us to make any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our recruitment team at the earliest opportunity. Email us at gram.recruitment@nhs.scot.
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