Borders General Hospital
Salary: Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064 + 5% on-call supplement)
Job closing date: 8th October 2025
Job Type: Medical and Dental
Location: Borders General Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 40 hours per week
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Borders
Department: Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Number of Posts: 2
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BORDERS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Melrose, Scottish Borders TD6 9BS
CONSULTANT(S) OBSTETRICIAN AND GYNAECOLOGIST
Full time post available, part time and job share applications 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.
Borders General Hospital is a modern and well-equipped 284 bed DGH serving the rural Borders area in South East Scotland, approximately 36 miles from Edinburgh.
The Role
This is a replacement post to join a service of six consultants. The service is supported by 2 Specialty Doctors, 4 Specialist Registrars, on the South East of Scotland Training Scheme, along with GPSTs and Foundation trainees. There is 24-hour Obstetric Anaesthetic cover, full neonatal cover and an 8 cot SCBU on site. Advanced Practice Midwives support resident on-call provision. Outpatient clinics are held within the hospital and in towns throughout the Scottish Borders region in GP surgeries and Health Centres.
The candidate must hold MRCOG or equivalent and must also be registered with the General Medical Council with a licence to practice on the Specialist Register for Obstetrics and Gynaecology before taking up the post or in training within 6 months of expected date of obtaining CCT or equivalent. Existing consultant special interests include urogyaecology, sub-fertility and reproductive endocrine services, and maternal and fetal medicine. Candidates with a special interest to consolidate or enhance the current service would be welcomed. We are seeking consultants with general obstetrics and gynaecology skills but in addition a specialist interest in maternal medicine. In addition, there may be an opportunity to develop a specialist interest area in partnership with a Tertiary Hospital.
Informal enquiries and to arrange a visit contact the Clinical Director 01896 826792 or 01896 826732 (secretary)
Interview Date: 22nd October 2025
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