NHS HIGHLAND
LOCUM EMERGENCY PRACTITIONER (GP)
Emergency Department Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
Part time posts minimum 21 hours per week
£118,164 to £141,848 per annum pro rata
This is an excellent opportunity to work in the capital of the Highlands with a great team and live in an area of outstanding natural beauty with unparalleled opportunities for outdoor pursuits and an excellent quality of life.
The Emergency Practitioner role is a unique and well established hybrid role which will make use of your primary and emergency care training to deliver quality care to patients, within a fully consultant supported modern Emergency Department. Raigmore Hospital in Inverness is the principle Emergency Department in the Highlands providing services to Inverness and the wider Highland region, including being the regional trauma unit covering over 10,000 square miles and a population of 320,000. We have a diverse and stimulating case mix across all ages and presentations, with over 40,000 attendances per annum.
Co-located beside the Emergency Department is the Primary Care Emergency Centre, where Emergency Practitioners have a held a unifying role providing emergency care for both Emergency Department and Out of Hours Primary Care. Increasingly the Emergency Practitioner’s role is more focused within the Emergency Department, nevertheless, along with sessional GPs and nurse practitioners you may still have some involvement in out of hours’ primary care provision.
Post holders must hold the Certificate of Completion of Training for General Practitioners and be eligible for inclusion on the General Practice Primary Care performers list. Applicants can apply if within 6 months of completion of training. Prior experience in emergency medicine is expected with experience in resuscitation courses desirable. However, additional training will be provided.
The core rota involves dayshifts, backshifts and nightshifts with weekend working. The out of hours working commitment is recognised within the generous remuneration. Further the rota allows for flexibility in working patterns and as such post holders can and do combine this post with other roles. This is an exciting opportunity, providing broad clinical exposure to the full range of emergency care within a welcoming team, in a modern environment with full support facilities and excellent continuing professional development opportunities.
The department is supported by 8.6 WTE Consultants, up to 154 EPs, 4 Specialty Doctors, 7 GPST’s, an ACCS Trainee, clinical fellows, as well as emergency nurse practitioners. We have recently expanded our trainee rota tier to improve our staffing profile. All EPs have access to personal and departmental development time.
Informal enquiries would be welcomed by:
Dr Nicola Macinnes, Clinical Director Emergency Department, Nicola.Macinnes@nhs.scot
Kay Cordiner, Clinical Service Manager, kay.cordiner@nhs.scot
Closing Date for completed applications: 06/04/2025
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.
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DO NOT upload a CV as this will not be used for short listing purposes.
Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments.
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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.
As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.
Care and compassion
Dignity and respect
Openness, honesty and responsibility
Quality and teamwork
NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.
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