NHS HIGHLAND
RAIGMORE HOSPITAL
LOCUM CONSULTANT RHEUMATOLOGIST
8PAs/32 hours per week
Fixed Term Contract (12 Months)
£111,430 - £148,064 per annum pro rata
Raigmore Hospital is the principal acute hospital of NHS Highland, which has a catchment area of 12,500 square miles and a population of around 320,000. You are required to have full GMC registration and licence to practice and be on the specialist register for Rheumatology or be within 6 months of attaining CCT from date of interview.
Working at Raigmore Hospital gives the unique chance to experience the friendliness the Highlands are renowned for, combined with your choice of a buzzing, lively city or expansive open spaces to explore. You would be joining a unique rheumatology service with a strong multi-disciplinary structure. This includes extensive physiotherapy input delivering joint injections with ultrasound familiarity and, in addition, a team of rheumatology specialist nurses who manage repeat biologics and methotrexate prescriptions at their own clinics. The service provides one portable ultrasound machine per full-time consultant and clinics are built to accommodate a scan, if required, at each face to face appointment. We also deliver clinics virtually by phone or NHS Near Me which delights the patients it is appropriate for – NHS Highland covers an area bigger than Belgium so travel to hospital can take some time!
The NHS Highland Rheumatology service is also proud to have its own dedicated infusion suite. This ensures infusions are administered in a patient-centred environment with little or no waiting times and allows easy parking and access.
We are looking to maximise clinical, educational and research opportunities for Rheumatology across the North of Scotland by working to build ties with other NHS Boards. Provision would also be made to develop sub-specialty interests. The consultants are supported by experienced and flexible management, administrative and secretarial teams with a wealth of knowledge, always on hand.
Many staff, especially in the Rheumatology Department, work and live here because of the unrivalled access to outdoor activities: on-piste or backcountry skiing, rock climbing, munroing, summer/winter mountaineering, or trekking in the numerous magnificent glens come as standard perks of the post. Amazing beaches are both close by and further afield and it is easy to find a beach to yourself even in the peak of summer. Join the many staff comparing their cycle routes on Strava, or improve your game on the fantastic local golf courses. Water sports and fishing possibilities are endless, from river kayaking to open seas and countless lochs. Loch Ness itself lies 10 miles away. And it is all balanced by an extensive and diverse cultural life that you would expect from a larger city. We have a lively Highland Medical Society social scene for Community and Secondary care colleagues to meet. Inverness is a compact city with many lovely nearby villages in which to live, good schools and a University campus next to the hospital. There is a warm, welcoming environment here in the North – we would be delighted for you to come and join us.
Job reference: 226821
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 12th October 2025
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