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Post: LOCUM CONSULTANT (12 months) pan glasgow Gastroenterology service
Base: royal alexandria hospital (Rah) paisley
Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant (12 months) starting in February 2024.
The successful candidate will be expected to provide a full range of consultant services as agreed with clinical and management colleagues, including in-patient and out-patient work as well as endoscopy. Out-patient work will be undertaken at Royal Alexandria Hospital (RAH), and will include combined new and return clinics, endoscopy lists as well as inpatient services. The appointee will also contribute to acute medical receiving, the consultant on-call rota and to downstream ward cover at weekends. Preferably the candidate will have a subspecialty luminal interest.
This post will offer a real opportunity for the successful candidate to be involved in the provision of a successful modern consultant led service and may be particularly attractive to someone who aspires to participate in teaching as well as instigate and develop a research portfolio.
This post of Consultant Physician with an interest in Gastroenterology will be based at the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) Paisley, five miles from the bustling West end of Glasgow and Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock.
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
The job is offered as a full-time post on a 10 PA basis but applications will be considered from those wishing to work less than full-time. Up to 2 EPA’s may be available to undertake additional outpatient and/or procedure sessions or management activity.
Additional Non DCC (up to 2 PA’s in total – Inclusive of 1 core SPA plus 1 additional non DCC can be negotiated and agreed between the successful candidate and Management depending on the time required to support professional activities and the needs of the service.
All newly qualified Consultants are initially offered a minimum of 1 Core Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) which includes CPD, audit, clinical governance, appraisal, revalidation, job planning and management meetings. This will be reviewed within 6 months (or earlier if required) of appointment and revised upwards if additional responsibilities are agreed.
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.