Locum Consultant Physician - Medicine for the Elderly
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OUR VALUES IN ACTION
* Care and Compassion
* Quality and Teamwork
* Dignity and Respect
* Openness, Honesty and Responsibility
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. Borders General Hospital is a modern and‑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) covers both general and specialist areas in the care of the elderly. The successful applicant will be responsible for the general care of patients in the DME and, through close liaison with GPs and the primary health care team, the integrated management of elderly patients. The role also involves acting as a lead in the development and support of identified specialist services, according to personal interests and service needs, and assisting moves towards integrated care for the Scottish Borders.
All candidates must possess full GMC Registration and will already be on the Specialist Register for both Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine, or within six months of receiving their 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.
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. For more detail on these changes please visit the official guidance.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have 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 Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK through specific visa routes, EU settled and pre‑settled status or sponsorship where applicable.
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.
HNS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
* Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
* Employment type: Full‑time
* Job function: Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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