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B ORDERS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Melrose, Scottish Borders TD6 9BS
CONSULTANT OBSTETRICIAN AND GYNAECOLOGIST
Full time post available, part time and job share applications welcome
Basic Salary: £96,963 - £128,841 per annum + on-call supplement (5% of full time salary)
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.
The Role
This is a replacement post to join a service of six consultants. The service is supported by 2 Specialty Doctors, 4 Specialty Registrars, on the South East of Scotland Training Scheme, along with GPSTs and Foundation trainees. There is 24-hour Obstetric Anaesthetic cover, full neonatal cover and an 8 cot SCBU on site. Advanced Practice Midwives support resident on-call provision. Outpatient clinics are held within the hospital and in towns throughout the region in GP surgeries and Health Centres.
The candidate must hold MRCOG or equivalent and must also be registered with the General Medical Council with a licence to practice on the Specialist Register for Obstetrics and Gynaecology before taking up the post or in training within 6 months of expected date of obtaining CCT or equivalent. Existing consultant special interests include urogyaecology, sub-fertility and reproductive endocrine services, and maternal and fetal medicine. We are seeking candidates with general obstetrics and gynaecology skills but in addition a special interest in maternal medicine.
Informal enquiries and to arrange a visit contact Dr Shonag Mackenzie, Clinical Director Obstetrics and Gynaecology on or (secretary)
PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early