Consultant in Occupational Medicine

NHS National Services Scotland; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Consultant in Occupational Medicine to join Salus, a leading Occupational Health provider. The role involves ensuring top-notch services for a substantial NHS workforce, engaging in various clinical and educational responsibilities within a supportive framework. This is a pivotal position that combines clinical expertise with teaching opportunities, contributing positively to occupational health services across Scotland and North West England.

Benefits

Honorary status at University of Glasgow

Access to courses run by IT Services

Educational discount for PC equipment purchase

Qualifications

• Must possess a minimum of MFOM (or equivalent).
• Full GMC registration and license to practice required.
• Eligibility for inclusion in GMC’s Specialist Register in Occupational Health or CESR.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical role within Salus, providing high-quality Occupational Health services.
• Involve in teaching and educational opportunities at the University of Glasgow.
• Engage in welfare-related disability assessments and vocational rehabilitation.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical expertise

Communication

Education

MFOM (or equivalent)

GMC Registration

Job description

Consultant in Occupational Medicine (0.6 WTE)

NHS Lanarkshire - Beckford Street

Salus is an Occupational Health provider within NHS Lanarkshire. It also includes Health & Safety & Return to work services. In addition to ensuring the highest quality Occupational Health Services for 12,000 NHS Lanarkshire employees, you will have a leading clinical role within Salus. Salus also have an innovative external commercial service that covers the realms of occupational health, welfare related disability assessments and vocational rehabilitation. These services attract income of over £12m annually and provide an interesting and challenging clinical arena within which to practice.

With several commercial sites across Scotland and North West England, Salus is one of the most progressive and innovative providers of occupational health and work related health services in the UK. All sites hold SEQOHS and ISO9001 accreditation.

Applicants must possess a minimum of MFOM (or equivalent), and have full registration and a license to practice with the GMC. For the substantive post the applicant must be eligible for inclusion in the GMC’s Specialist Register in Occupational Health or CESR (CP) at the time of interview or within 6 months of CCT at interview. CESR route doctors must be awarded CESR at time of interview.

The University of Glasgow enjoys close links with NHS Lanarkshire, and our medical students benefit greatly from the excellent educational opportunities provided by the board in both primary and secondary care. Those who are or who will be involved in teaching our students, or in any other activity which involves a contribution to teaching, research or scholarship within the University are eligible for honorary status at the University of Glasgow.

Honorary Status Role Holders are entitled to numerous benefits including a University of Glasgow ID card, use of the Library and other facilities, and a University IT account as required for their role. They have access to all courses run by the IT Services on the same basis as members of staff and are also permitted an educational discount when PC equipment is purchased through the IT Services.

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Informal enquiries regarding this post will be welcomed by Mark Kennedy, General Manager on 01698 759385 or Dr D Reetoo, Clinical Director on 01698759387 / 07979794005.

For any application queries, please contact Nicole Hetherington – Senior HR Assistant on 01698754350 [e-mail]

‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Please follow the link below should you wish any further information on NHS Lanarkshire

Recruitment | NHS Lanarkshire (scot.nhs.uk)

Interviews are scheduled for: Tuesday 29th July.