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Locum Specialty Registrar (StR LAS Higher Level)
Acute & General Medicine and Medicine for the Elderly
Full-time salary inclusive of out of hours allowance is £1470.24 per week (pro rata if applicable).
Full Time available – part time or job share applications also welcome
Fixed term to commence asap to 31 July 2020
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.
Our service caters for a stable population in a tranquil and beautiful rural area only 36 miles from Scotland’s vibrant capital, Edinburgh. We have excellent leisure facilities and a quality of life second to none. A relocation package / assistance with temporary accommodation (including on-site accommodation if desired) is available for the successful candidates. After an absence of almost 50 years, the Borders Railway has now opened; with train services to central Edinburgh running every thirty minutes (journey time 50 minutes approx) to nearby Tweedbank Station. On opening the new railway Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth said "The Borders railway brings so much promise for sharing and invigorating this most beautiful countryside as a place to work, live and enjoy”.
Recently MELROSE has taken the title of the best place to live in Scotland in a new national ranking - https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/borders-town-of-melrose-named-best-place-to-live-in-scotland/
The Role
This post is aimed at post foundation doctors at ST2 or ST3 level who have completed a foundation medical training programme and preferably core medical training (or have gained equivalent additional clinical experience similar to CMT e.g. as a year lone locum). You may be seeking further experience of acute or general medicine in which you have a longer term interest (e.g. future entry into core medical training / specialty medical training), or to provide a professional development supplement to support other career options longer term. This post is not a recognised training grade but may be the right opportunity for you to develop and evidence clinical and professional competence to assist overall CV development.
You will have the opportunity to experience a range of acute and general internal medicine (including sub specialties) and Medicine for the Elderly that may support your career intention. You will work under appropriate supervision within the clinical teams to develop your skills. You will provide a proportion of out of hours activity including as a Team Leader on the Hospital at Night Team rota.
Want to know more about why you should work for NHS Borders? – your future colleagues can tell you - see the videos at our microsite http://www.nhsborders.scot.nhs.uk/recruitment-fair.
Arrangements can be made for an informal discussion or visit to the Hospital by contacting Lynn McCallum, Consultant Physician 01896 826667.