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NHS HIGHLAND
RAIGMORE HOSPITAL, INVERNESS
SPECIALTY DOCTOR IN GASTROENTEROLOGY
Permanent – 10Pas/ 40 Hours Per Week
£45,193 - £84,272 per annum pro rata (2022 – 23 Rates)
Applications are welcome for a Specialty Doctor in Gastroenterology, based at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness. This post would suit a confident, experienced doctor who is able to lead a ward round, provide emergency and elective endoscopy sessions, and is able to independently run outpatient clinics. The post is full time (10 PA) but applications from those wishing to work LTFT are welcome and additional programmed activities may be negotiated. Supervision and support is available where required, including for those working towards CESR.
The Gastroenterology service is based at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness and serves a large, predominantly rural geographical area. Outpatient clinics are delivered as a mixture of in-person, virtual (NHS Near Me/ Attend Anywhere) and telephone appointments. Advice and guidance to primary care is provided using electronic Clinical Dialogue in addition to standard referral routes.
The Gastroenterology team currently consists of 3.5 FTE consultants, one senior specialty doctors, one specialty registrar, one Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 9 specialist nurses covering IBD, liver and nutrition, a clinical psychologist, specialist pharmacist and 2.5FTE specialist dieticians.
The 4-room endoscopy unit at Raigmore provides training in diagnostic and therapeutic gastroscopy and colonoscopy to surgical, medical and nurse endoscopists. All rooms are equipped with high-definition Olympus scopes and processors and a simulator is available for training.
If you wish to make an enquiry regarding this role please contact:
Clinical leads - Hazel Younger and/or Neil Jamieson - hazel.younger@nhs.scot / neil.jamieson2@nhs.scot
Service Manager - Amie Westwater - amie.westwater@nhs.scot
Closing Date: 5th October 2022
Reference: 121111
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