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Borders General Hospital
Locum Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine, Full Time (Part-time available)
Salary: £107,144 - £142,369 + 3% on-call availability supplement
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.
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.
All new consultants are supported with the development of leadership and management skills for their role. There are also opportunities for professional coaching and an established BGH consultant will be identified as a “buddy” in your first few weeks.
The Role
Applications are invited from suitably qualified physicians in Acute Medicine or General Internal Medicine. We are aiming for a start date of 1 May 2025 for a period of 6 months. Acute Medicine in the BGH offers an amazing opportunity for an enthusiastic individual in a hand on clinical role but also if interested in service redesign, delivery of education (for example simulation) and quality improvement.
All candidates must possess full GMC Registration, a licence to practice and preferably on the Specialist Register for Acute Medicine or General Internal Medicine (GIM).
Alongside consultant physician colleagues you would also have a commitment to the general medical on-call rota approx 1 in 16.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop or maintain a sub-specialty interest within Borders General Hospital (one session per week).
Informal enquiries and visits are welcome. Any applicant wishing to view the Department or discuss the vacancy can contact Mr Jamie Young Clinical Director for Unscheduled Care by email jamie.young3@borders.scot.nhs.uk
PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early