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BORDERS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Melrose, Scottish Borders TD6 9BS
Basic Salary: £111,430 - £148,064 per annum
Hours Per Week: 40 hours. 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.
The Role
The successful applicant will join the current substantive team of Gastroenterologists/General Physicians at the Borders General Hospital.
You would be expected to contribute to the on call General Medical rota (1:16 frequency for full commitment by the successful candidate).
GP outpatient clinic referrals are vetted electronically by the consultants. We aspire to accommodate all referrals within a 12-week standard. Urgent and suspected colon cancer referrals are seen within 2 weeks, usually through the endoscopy pathway. Referrals are currently seen in out-patient clinics: a mixture of new and review patients.
These clinics will be augmented by the new appointee who would be expected to have one general gastroenterology clinic per week in NHS Borders when available. It would be expected that the successful candidate would also contribute to the provision of elective and emergency endoscopy procedures.
The hospital is located in a rural setting with excellent schools, abundant local amenities and good transport links to Edinburgh. Superb local leisure facilities plus good quality affordable housing, provide ideal opportunities for a high quality of life in this scenic part of the country. A relocation package up to full Inland Revenue limits is available for the successful candidate if relocating their main residence to the local area.
In a new service development, NHS Borders will offer all newly appointed consultants executive coaching with a trained coach, intended to develop your own leadership style and effective decision making.
Candidates must hold MRCP or equivalent certificate and must also be fully registered with the General Medical Council on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of entry at interview date.
To arrange an informal visit or to discuss this post, please contact Dr Jonathan Manning,
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: .
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