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Are you uncertain of your best career pathway? Want to develop your clinical confidence with evidence of your growing competencies for your CV? Keen to develop an interest in education, research or management? Then a clinical development post might be for you. An opportunity to grow in confidence as a doctor whilst still gaining supported experience
Fixed term for 6 to 12 months from 4th August 2021
Salary £33,884 - £53,280 per annum based on experience plus banding supplement
Based at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary
Applications are invited for Clinical Development Fellow posts in Medical Specialties which are available from the 4th August 2021 for a period of 6 to 12 months. These posts are available at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary and are aimed at those doctors who have recently completed their foundation programme or core training or equivalent.
These posts will afford successful applicants the opportunity to gain wide experience in Medical Specialties and develop procedural skills, while enjoying protected and mentored development time. We are a friendly, supportive, and enthusiastic team, and are aiming to recruit like-minded individuals.
Successful candidates will be contracted for 42 hours per week including 34 hours clinical and 8 hours development time, averaged over a month. Clinical work will be based on the downstream medical wards at Dumfries Infirmary and will include an Out of Hours (OOH) commitment during the evenings, overnight (1 in 8) and at weekends (1 in 6). The Medical Specialties represented in Dumfries are Cardiology, Renal, Diabetes and Endocrinology (all on ward D8), Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease and General Medicine (on ward C5), Respiratory and General Medicine (ward B2) and Care of the Elderly (wards C4 and D7). The post holder will be paid at ST level based on their previous experience. This post has been banded at 1A.
We anticipate that many of our CDFs will want to teach and will encourage them to enrol in Edinburgh’s Clinical Educator Programme, successful completion of which will satisfy the GMC’s requirements to be recognised as a trainer. The Dumfries Medical and Emergency Medicine Units teach Glasgow students in their 3rd and 4th year and ScotGEM students in their 2nd and 3rd years (ScotGEM is a 4 year postgraduate degree run by St Andrews and Dundee that is based mainly in primary care with secondary care ‘bursts’). Our Medicine and Care of the Elderly teaching programmes are highly rated by our students whose feedback places us right at the top of the West of Scotland teaching league table. CDFs will find there are abundant opportunities to teach and to mentor students. We will in addition set aside up to £1500 per annum per CDFs for study leave. There will be opportunities for CDFs to learn and then deliver simulation to our medical students and to undertake project work which, if successful, could lead to a poster at a national meeting or publication in a peer reviewed journal. Appointment will be subject to the Terms and Conditions of Service of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff and Doctors and Dentists in Public Health Medicine and the Community Health Service (Scotland).
Accommodation will be free and either at Mountainhall (easy cycle to work with access to a Park Run course and playing fields) or in private flats in the town.
About NHS Dumfries & Galloway: NHS Dumfries and Galloway serve a population of approximately 148,500 within a large geographical area of about 2,400 square miles. Dumfries and Galloway stretches from Langholm in the East to Drummore in the West, and from Kirkconnel and Carsphairn in the North down to Sandyhills on the Solway Coast. The Health Board currently employs around 4500 staff excluding GPs and Dentists.
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary is a brand new 344 bed state of the art hospital based in Dumfries. It is the main hospital for the region providing a wide range of inpatient and outpatient health services. Some services are still provided at the old hospital, now known as the Mountainhall Treament Centre, on the other side of the town. The Galloway Community Hospital, which serves Stranraer and the west of the region, is an intermediate unit providing maternity services, as well as medical & surgical beds. There are bedded units within eight cottage hospitals which provide care services such as minor injuries units. Midpark Hospital provides inpatient facilities for mental health patients.
Dumfries and Galloway is a beautiful and mostly undiscovered part of Scotland. This post would suit a doctor who enjoys walking, running, cycling, mountain biking and other outdoor activities. We are only a 90 minute drive away from the Lake District. We are also close enough to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Newcastle for those who enjoy the bright lights and city life
Informal enquiries should be made to:
Dr Nadeeka Rathnamalala, Consultant Nephrologist - nadeeka.rathnamalala@nhs.scot
Professor Chris Isles - christopher.isles@nhs.scot
Refer to www.jobs.scot.nhs.uk
For further information on schools in Dumfries & Galloway please follow the link below:
Schools: http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=9059
For further information on property in Dumfries & Galloway please follow the link below:
DGSPC: http://www.dgspc.co.uk/
For further information about Dumfries & Galloway and the surrounding area please see the links below:
Visit Scotland: https://www.visitscotland.com/destinations-maps/dumfries-galloway/
Big Burns Supper: http://bigburnssupper.com/
7Stanes: http://www.7stanesmountainbiking.com/
Spring Fling: http://www.spring-fling.co.uk/
Undiscovered Dumfries: http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dumfries/dumfries/