NHS HIGHLAND
EMERGENCY PRACTITIONER (GP)
Emergency Department Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
Permanent, Part time posts minimum 21 hours per week
£118,164 to £141,848 per annum pro rata
This is an excellent opportunity to work in the capital of the Highlands with a great team and live in an area of outstanding natural beauty with unparalleled opportunities for outdoor pursuits and an excellent quality of life.
The Emergency Practitioner role is a unique and well established hybrid role which will make use of your primary and emergency care training to deliver quality care to patients, within a fully consultant supported modern Emergency Department. Raigmore Hospital in Inverness is the principle Emergency Department in the Highlands providing services to Inverness and the wider Highland region, including being the regional trauma unit covering over 10,000 square miles and a population of 320,000. We have a diverse and stimulating case mix across all ages and presentations, with over 40,000 attendances per annum.
Co-located beside the Emergency Department is the Primary Care Emergency Centre, where Emergency Practitioners have a held a unifying role providing emergency care for both Emergency Department and Out of Hours Primary Care. Increasingly the Emergency Practitioner's role is more focused within the Emergency Department, nevertheless, along with sessional GPs and nurse practitioners you may still have some involvement in out of hours' primary care provision.
Post holders must hold the Certificate of Completion of Training for General Practitioners and be eligible for inclusion on the General Practice Primary Care performers list. Applicants can apply if within 6 months of completion of training. Prior experience in emergency medicine is expected with experience in resuscitation courses desirable. However, additional training will be provided.
The core rota involves dayshifts, backshifts and nightshifts with weekend working. The out of hours working commitment is recognised within the generous remuneration. Further the rota allows for flexibility in working patterns and as such post holders can and do combine this post with other roles. This is an exciting opportunity, providing broad clinical exposure to the full range of emergency care within a welcoming team, in a modern environment with full support facilities and excellent continuing professional development opportunities.
The department is supported by 8.6 WTE Consultants, up to 154 EPs, 4 Specialty Doctors, 7 GPST's, an ACCS Trainee, clinical fellows, as well as emergency nurse practitioners. We have recently expanded our trainee rota tier to improve our staffing profile. All EPs have access to personal and departmental development time.
Informal enquiries would be welcomed by: Dr Nicola MacInnes, Clinical Director Emergency Department,, Dr Katy Wolstencroft, Emergency Practitioner or via contacting departmental secretary on Tel
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.