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BORDERS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Melrose, Scottish Borders TD6 9BS
CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON
Full time available. Part time or job share applications also welcome.
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 an exciting opportunity to join the Orthopaedics and Trauma team in a modern well-equipped District General Hospital and experience the excellent quality of life of the beautiful and rural Borders area in South East Scotland.
The successful applicant(s) would be expected to support the orthopaedic department with a subspeciality interest in foot and ankle surgery. Some experience in lower limb arthroplasty would be desirable.
The successful applicant(s) would have shared responsibility for the provision of a general elective and emergency trauma and orthopaedic service and contribute to the supervision and training of the generic training grade doctors (2 FY2, 4 GPST,) and 2 Orthopaedics and Trauma specialty trainees within the department. This position would provide an opportunity to develop and enhance the existing service.
All candidates must possess full GMC Registration and a licence to practice and will either already be on the Specialist Register or within six months of receiving their Certificate of Completion of Training (or equivalent) and have proven experience in Orthopaedic Surgery.