Locum Appointment for Service (General Surgery/A&E) (Ref: 211408)
Full-Time – 40 hours per week
Fixed term contract from August 2025
Opportunities available for 4, 6 or 12 month posts
£45,504 to £60,199 per annum (pro rata), plus banding supplement
This post also attract a relocation package up to £4,000 (for a 12 month post) and
Distant Islands Allowance of £2,380 per annum (pro rata)
Based at the Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick, this post would suit doctors who have just completed FY2 training and are considering a surgical career or a core surgical trainee waiting for a StR position. Alternatively a doctor interested in a future career in general practice waiting for a StR position/a GP trainee who had completed training but who wished further surgical/A&E experience. Full GMC registration with a current licence to practice is essential for this role.
The successful applicant will work as a part of the surgical team:
1. The general surgical unit deals general surgery as well as orthopaedic trauma.
2. A substantial component of the post involves seeing and treating surgical patients in A & E.
3. There is also opportunity to attend surgical clinics and theatre.
4. Night shifts involve three or four nights at a time covering surgical and medical A & E, as well as the wards.
Closing Date: Sunday 13th April
Telephone/Teams Interview: w/c 21st April 2025
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