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NHS Lothian
Clinical Fellow (Specialty Doctor Grade) in Psychiatry
Reference: CG 2142
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.
Applications are welcome for the above fixed term, 12 months, full time (40 hours per week) post based in St Johns Hospital and Community Mental Health Team, West Lothian.
Working with an enthusiastic team of clinicians in a vibrant, rapidly developing, and supportive psychiatry service, these posts offer the opportunity to develop clinical and professional competence in a purposeful and supervised manner as an assist to overall CV development.
There are 3 vacant posts are aimed at CT3+ level or equivalent with relevant psychiatric Drs who are about to or have recently completed a core training programme. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to experience acute care clinical psychiatric specialties of professional interest to them before committing to a programme of higher training or specialty application.
In addition, the clinical development will be combined with supervised and directed opportunity linked to an area of mutual professional interest including clinical teaching and simulation, quality improvement and safety, and clinical leadership development.
The posts have been co-designed with the Lothian Medical Education Directorate and post-holders will have access to a range of innovative development programmes and support from the MED team in collaboration with the SJH Clinical team - https://www.med.scot.nhs.uk/about-us
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
Informal visits and telephone enquiries welcome please contact Dr Louise Mowatt (Clinical Director Tel: 01506 523771).
For a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk
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.
Please note that details of all current medical vacancies for NHS Lothian can be found at www.medicaljobs.scot.nhs.uk
Closing Date: 19 June 2021
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***