BORDERS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Melrose, Scottish Borders TD6 9BS

CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON

Full time available.  Part time or job share applications also welcome. 

Basic Salary: £91,474 – £121,548 per annum.

OUR VALUES IN ACTION

●Care and Compassion ●Quality and Teamwork ●Dignity and Respect ●Openness, honesty and responsibility

Why work for us?

Patients are at the centre of everything we do in our daily working lives at NHS Borders ensuring they are safe, cared for efficiently, effectively by suitably experienced and qualified staff driving quality at the heart of patient care. We are a dynamic and forward thinking team with a wealth of clinical and leadership experience.  We aim for an open and honest culture and believe in nurturing future stars in NHS.

Borders General Hospital is a modern and well-equipped 284 bed DGH serving the rural Borders area in South East Scotland, approximately 36 miles from Edinburgh. 

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Orthopaedics and Trauma team in a modern well-equipped District General Hospital and experience the excellent quality of life of the beautiful and rural Borders area in South East Scotland.

The successful applicant(s) would be expected to support the orthopaedic department with a subspeciality interest in foot and ankle surgery and primary lower limb arthroplasty.

The successful applicant(s) would have shared responsibility for the provision of a general elective and emergency trauma and orthopaedic service and contribute to the supervision and training of the generic training grade doctors (2 FY2, 4 GPST,) and 2 Orthopaedics and Trauma specialty trainees within the department.  This position would provide an opportunity to develop and enhance the existing service.

All candidates must possess full GMC Registration and a licence to practice and will either already be on the Specialist Register or within six months of receiving their Certificate of Completion of Training (or equivalent) and have proven experience in Orthopaedic Surgery.  

Informal enquiries and to arrange a visit contact Mr Roshan Raghavan on 01896 827128.

Closing date for applications:-  23 August 2023.

Interview Date:- 14 September 2023.  

NHS Scotland 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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.