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OUR VALUES IN ACTION Care and Compassion Quality and Teamwork Dignity and Respect Openness, honesty and responsibility
BORDERS GENERAL HOSPITAL
SPECIALTY REGISTRAR/FY2 - LOCUM APPOINTMENTS - Orthopaedics and Trauma (with duties in the Emergency Department)
£1112.40 per week inclusive of out of hours allowance FY2 level
£1334.88 per week inclusive of out of hours allowance ST/CT level
Available for 4 months duration, commencing 01 April 2020 (longer appointment to continue from August 2020 negotiable)
Full Time or Part Time
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.
Our service caters for a stable population in a tranquil and beautiful rural area only 36 miles from Scotland’s vibrant capital, Edinburgh. There is affordable housing in the local area and a relocation package / assistance with temporary accommodation is available for the successful candidate(s). 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 Tweedbank Station. On opening the 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
Available from April 2020, but candidates interested in a longer duration appointment to continue from August 2020 are also welcome to apply. You would gain wide experience in Orthopaedics & Trauma and also supervised exposure to Emergency Medicine and Ortho-geriatrics. Borders General Hospital is a modern and well-equipped 284 bed DGH serving the rural Borders area in South East Scotland, approximately 36 miles from Edinburgh.
There is a full shift rota shared with six colleagues. Duties will include clinical responsibility for the care and treatment of patients in the orthopaedics ward, assisting in theatre (for experience therefore not compulsory) and out-patient clinics. You would also treat emergency presentations in the Emergency Department with initial examination, treatment and appropriate referrals when necessary. You may participate in the Hospital at Night rota depending on experience. There is flexibility with the experience offered to meet your training needs.
This post is not recognised for training purposes but there is an excellent Postgraduate educational programme, good library facilities on site and protected formal teaching within the unit. You will be able to access protected development time / study leave and a study leave grant. An educational supervisor (a senior clinician within the unit) will be appointed to support you. You can formulate a Personal Development Plan after discussion with your supervisor. The content will be agreed with you and is flexible according to your needs and interests as there are multiple opportunities for your development.
You should have completed recent training grade experience (FY1, FY2 or SHO level or equivalent) preferably with experience in Accident & Emergency. No previous orthopaedics experience is required. Full GMC registration and a licence to practice is essential. The post may be most suitable for doctors at FY2, ST1 or ST2 level who are seeking out of programme experience but all appropriately qualified applicants will be seriously considered. Applicants interested in a post only in Emergency Medicine may also be accommodated so just ask.
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***