Locum Consultant Physician – Medicine for the Elderly
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Basic Salary: £107,144 – £142,369 per annum + on‑call supplement (3% of full time salary).
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.
Border General Hospital is a modern, well‑equipped 284‑bed DGH serving the rural Borders area in South East Scotland, approximately 36 miles from Edinburgh.
The Role
We are seeking a consultant physician / geriatrician to join our team of consultant physicians.
The Department of Medicine for the Elderly (DME), within the Borders General Hospital, has a team of consultants covering both general and specialist areas in the care of the elderly medicine. The successful applicant will be responsible, along with their colleagues, for the general care of patients in the Department of Medicine for the Elderly and, through close liaison with GPs and the primary health care team, the integrated management of elderly patients. They will also be expected to act as leads in the development and support of identified specialist services, according to their particular interests and the needs of the service, and to assist the moves towards integrated care for the Scottish Borders.
Responsibilities
* Provide general care of patients within the Department of Medicine for the Elderly.
* Collaborate with GPs and primary health care teams for integrated management of elderly patients.
* Lead the development and support of specialist services as per individual interests and service needs.
* Support the transition towards integrated care for the Scottish Borders.
Qualifications
* Full GMC registration.
* Already on the Specialist Register for both Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine, or within six months of receiving a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent at the time of the interview.
Informal enquiries and visits are welcome – contact Dr Rachel Stewart, Clinical Director, rachel.stewart@nhs.scot.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check 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. Any changes to the current requirement will be confirmed by the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit Disclosure Scotland Changes.
To work in the United Kingdom, individuals must demonstrate the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.
As part of the pre‑employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland will check your entitlement to work in the UK. Evidence can be provided through various routes including specific visa types as well as EU settled and pre‑settled status. For more information on these routes, please refer to the GOV.UK website.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. This is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor and the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on the criteria can be found here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that 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 form.
* PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early.
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Hospitals and Health Care (Industry)
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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