Clinical Development Fellowships (CDFs) – Internal Medicine
Full time
Salary scale - £45,504 - £71,550 per annum (pro rata if part time)
Internal Medicine – Acute Medicine
Internal Medicine – Cardiology
Internal Medicine – Diabetes & Endocrinology
Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology
Internal Medicine – Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine – Respiratory Medicine
Internal Medicine – Stroke Medicine
Internal Medicine – Frailty – 3 posts which may include Orthogeriatrics, Acute Frailty and General Care of the Elderly
Come and join our Medicine team as a Clinical Development Fellow and enjoy:
1. Work life balance
2. Protected quality improvement and development time of 30 days per year.
3. Financial support from the Health Board for attendance at approved courses or conferences.
4. Consultant supervision and consistent support for clinical and development work.
5. Opportunity to train in the Scottish Centre for Simulation and Clinical Human Factors.
NHS Forth Valley is seeking to appoint competent, enthusiastic individuals as Medical Clinical Development Fellows to the posts detailed above. Applications are invited from resident doctors having recently completed, or due to complete by 4th August 2026, UK Foundation Programme (or equivalent), ACCS or Internal Medical Training stage 1. Successful applicants will be expected to be able to manage a cohort of patients with consultant supervision, show organisational skills and leadership amongst other doctors on their base ward, contribute to unselected medical take, and participate in the cardiac arrest team.
These posts are available from 5th August 2026 to 3rd August 2027 and are based at Forth Valley Royal Hospital.
NHS Forth Valley provides acute services for a population of 310,000 people in Central Scotland. Forth Valley Royal Hospital is one of the most modern and well equipped hospitals in the country. It is situated in Larbert with excellent road and rail links to Stirling, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee.
Doctors who have previously joined this Clinical Development Fellow (CDF) programme have advanced their careers through a range of developmental opportunities. Previous CDFs have undertaken leadership roles in NHS Forth Valley such as chief resident; progressed through MRCP(UK); improved clinical efficacy through quality improvement work, presented both locally and nationally; established or contributed to undergraduate teaching programmes; and gained experience with the Scottish Centre for Simulation and Clinical Human Factors. Many progress into training programmes at the end of their CDF year.
The CDF programme was created to supplement the existing trainees to support safe clinical care as well as facilitating training opportunities for all. Trainees in the CDF programme will maintain skills in unselected medical receiving while providing excellent continuity for their base teams. Though most clinical time is spent during day time, banding supplement is awarded for evenings, nights and weekends.
Whatever your choice of sub-specialty or development projects, you will become part of a Consultant-led team with appropriate supervision for your development work.
To apply for this post, please visit the job posting on the NHS Scotland Job Train website. Applicants must have full GMC registration and a licence to practise at time of application, have two years registration with the GMC by 5th August 2026 and have experience in an acute medical specialty within the last 12 months.
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
For more information, you may contact:
Please quote reference number 238288on all correspondence.
Closing date: 15th March 2026
Interview dates: To be determined