Locum Speciality Doctor - Palliative Medicine
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Locum Speciality Doctor in Palliative Medicine to join the Fife Specialist Palliative Care team for a 6-month fixed-term to cover maternity leave.
You will join a highly motivated and supportive medical team of 5 Consultants, 1 Associate Specialist and 4 other SAS doctors. The medical team are supported by a large multi-disciplinary team and are co-located within the hospice.
The post would initially be based within the Hospice in-patient unit but with opportunity for experience in community and acute hospital settings. If you feel that you have the skills, experience and the enthusiasm to support the provision of palliative care in Fife and the continuing development of the Fife Specialist Palliative Care Service please contact Dr Boyce: Dr Steinunn Boyce, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, on 01592 634455 ext. 28588 or 21863 / steinunn.boyce@nhs.scot.
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. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training to UK requirements. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate that they have the knowledge, skills and experience required for practising as an eligible specialist in the UK.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not UK or Irish, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. To work in the United Kingdom, you must demonstrate that you have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is granted by the UK Visas and Immigration Service. As part of the pre-employment checks, NHS Scotland Boards will check entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through several routes including visas as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. For details, refer to GOV.UK. For specific posts, sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa may be possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor and the post meets salary requirements.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check. If the post is a "regulated role", appointment will be subject to PVG Scheme checks. Any changes will be confirmed by the Hiring Manager or Recruitment Team. For details, please visit Disclosure Scotland Changes.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions or neurodivergence by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Applications from all sections of society are welcome.
Responsibilities
* Provide palliative medicine services within the hospice in-patient unit and participate in community and acute hospital settings as requested.
* Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality patient care and ongoing service development.
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration with a license to practise.
* Eligibility for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register or near CCT; evidence of higher specialist training for UK-trained applicants.
* Portfolio Pathway (CESR) route considerations apply as noted above.
Benefits and Additional Information
* Flexible working arrangements and supportive environment for disabled candidates and those with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent.
* Legal right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role.
* Short-term fixed-term contract: 6 months.
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