Locum Specialty Dr In Acute & General Medicine

NHS Lothian; Livingston; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Lothian in Livingston is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Acute Medicine for a fixed-term, 18 hours per week post based at St John’s Hospital. You will join a dynamic team delivering care through EMA and SDEC, supporting acute medical patients.

The successful candidate will have GMC registration with Licence to Practice and at least four years of postgraduate training (two in a specialty training programme or LAT), with UK or overseas equivalence considered.

Qualifications

• Must hold GMC registration and Licence to Practice.
• Four years of full-time postgraduate training, with at least two in a specialty training programme or LAT.
• Equivalent training or experience acceptable in the UK or overseas.

Responsibilities

• Manage acute medical presentations through EMA and SDEC.
• Join a dynamic Acute Medicine team at St John’s Hospital, Livingston.
• Provide a one-year Specialty Doctor post in Acute Medicine.

Skills

GMC registration

Licence to Practice

Specialty training LAT

Acute Medicine experience

Job description

Advertised location: Livingston

Advertised salary: Locum Specialty Doctor - 2022 (£64,158 - £99,975)

Employment type: Fixed-term

NHS Lothian 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 Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Entry Criteria for a Specialty Doctor:

A doctor appointed to this grade:

• shall have full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council (GMC);

And

• shall have completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a less than full-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme or specialty registrar locum appointment for training (LAT);

• shall have equivalent training, experience or competencies, either in the UK or overseas.

Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, part time (18 hours per week) post based in St Johns Hospital.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified individuals for a one-year Specialty Doctor post in Acute Medicine (18 hours per week) based at St John’s Hospital, Livingston in NHS Lothian. The post-holder will join a dynamic team of colleagues in Acute Medicine at St John’s providing management of acute medical presentations through EMA (Emergency Medical Admissions) and SDEC (Same Day emergency Care).

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.

For an informal discussion please contact:

Dr Donald Noble
Email: [e-mail]

Aidan McIvor
Email: [e-mail]

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We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

NHS Lothian 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.