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NHS Lothian
Locum Specialty Doctor
Palliative Care
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Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term (6 months), full time (40 hours per week) post based at the Western General Hospital
The successful candidate will work as a core member of the multi-disciplinary, advisory service comprising of three consultants and clinical nurse specialists to provide specialist palliative medicine advice for patients and their families and to support ward staff in the provision of generalist palliative care.
There is no on-call/out-of-hours commitment.
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
Informal enquiries and visits are welcome and should initially be made to:
Dr Abi Walton, Clinical Director,
NHS Lothian. abigail.walton@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk. Tel: 01312421987
Please note, following the introduction of the 2022 Specialty Doctor contract, the successful candidate(s) will commence on the new Terms and Conditions, a copy of which can be found at https://www.msg.scot.nhs.uk/headlines.
If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply.
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.
Closing Date: 8 November 2023.
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