Post: consultant in old psychiatry (1 POST) Greater Glasgow and Clyde
MAIN Base: Vale of Leven District General Hospital, Balloch
This less than full-time post (6 PA) provides comprehensive psychiatric care for older adult inpatients within West Dunbartonshire HSCP. The Vale of Leven General Hopsital covers 18 inpatient older adult psychiatry beds (both functional and organic) and includes acute liaison to the district hospital of Vale of Leven which has 92 beds.
The Vale of Leven old age psychiatry wards support the West Dunbartonshire catchment of Dumbarton and includes an SLA with Highland for the areas of Helensburgh and the Roseneath peninsula: a catchment area of approximately 14,400.Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register.
Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
NHS Scotland 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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.