NHS HIGHLAND
Specialty Doctor in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
Ref: ES10 25252
Applications are invited for this new Specialty Doctor post in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Raigmore Hospital.
The Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology serves a wide population from Highland, Argyll and Bute and Moray regions as well as the Western Isles. There are approximately 2,200 deliveries per year, and a broad range of obstetric and gynaecological services is provided. There are currently 27 Obstetric beds (four High Dependency) twelve Gynaecology/Breast surgery beds and a SCBU wing attached to the main hospital. Labour Ward comprises six rooms and a dedicated obstetric theatre. There are Gynaecology day case beds available in a separate unit. We have obstetric lists every morning with Gynaecology in the afternoon. Gynaecology have robotic operating for 1 day a week.
Specialist clinics include a joint antenatal/diabetic clinic, a multiple pregnancy clinic, fast-track gynaecology, outpatient hysteroscopy, colposcopy, infertility, and social gynaecology. Outpatient services include an Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit, 24-hour Maternity Assessment and Triage Unit, and a Fetal Medicine/Obstetric Scan Department. Raigmore Hospital is a Gynaecology-oncology cancer unit and part of Northern Cancer Alliance with close links to the Gynae-oncology Cancer Centre at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
The Centre for Health Sciences includes a modern Postgraduate Centre with outstanding training resources and excellent library facilities. The Highlands of Scotland is the most wonderful area in which to live and work. It also offers exceptional outdoor recreational opportunities.
Closing date for completed applications: 22/06/2025
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