Specialty Dr Midlothian Hospital@Home

NHS National Services Scotland; Bonnyrigg; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lothian seeks a Specialty Doctor to join the Midlothian Hospital at Home Service based at Midlothian Community Hospital. The post is permanent, full-time (40 hours per week) with flexible and compressed working patterns to support high-quality acute care closer to home.

Applicants should have GMC full registration and a Licence to Practice, plus four years of postgraduate training or equivalent, with experience in acute medicine, frailty, general practice, or related areas.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Minimum four years of full-time postgraduate training (or equivalent) with at least two years in a specialty training programme or LAT.
• Equivalent training, experience, or competencies UK or overseas.

Responsibilities

• Join the Midlothian Hospital at Home Service based at Midlothian Community Hospital.
• Flexible and compressed working with dedicated SPA time and multidisciplinary team involvement.
• No on-call or out-of-hours work other than public holiday coverage.

Skills

Acute medicine experience

Frailty care

General practice

Community-based acute care

Education

GMC registration and Licence to Practice

Four years postgraduate training

Job description

NHS Lothian

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); Or

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

Applications are welcome for the above Permanent/, full time/ (40 hours per week) post based in Midlothian Community Hospital

Applications are invited from Specialty Doctors, General Practitioners, and other suitably experienced clinicians to join the Midlothian Hospital at Home Service, based at Midlothian Community Hospital. Applicants with experience in acute medicine, frailty, general practice, community-based acute care or related specialties are welcomed. The service provides acute admission avoidance and supports early discharge through the delivery of high-quality acute care closer to home. There is no on call or out of hours working associated with this post other than working with colleagues to ensure public holidays are covered. The post offers flexible and compressed working, dedicated Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) time and regular multidisciplinary team working within an innovative Hospital at Home service.

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 Stuart Grant

[e-mail]@nhas.scot

or

Dr Evyonne Finlay

Email:[e-mail]