Clinical Development Fellow - Emergency Medicine

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Borders General Hospital 

Clinical Development Fellow

Salary (inclusive of out of hours allowances): £86,331

Full time/part time and job share applicants welcome.   Fixed Term until August 2025 (longer appointments negotiable)   

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. We are a dynamic and forward thinking team with a wealth of clinical and leadership experience.  We aim for an open and honest culture and believe in nurturing future stars in NHS.

Are you a post FY2 doctor looking for ED experience or just not sure what speciality to choose.  Are you looking for an opportunity to consolidate clinical exposure to a wide range of presentations and ages with a protected time to fine tune your CV for applications to specialty training?

Are you interested in working in an area of extreme beauty but close to Scotlands capital.  Then this is a good option for you.

The Borders General hospital is recruiting for CDFs (clinical development fellows) to start ASAP until August 2025.  The BGH is situated 30 miles south of Edinburgh in a very picturesque location with access to world famous mountain biking, lovely coast line and hill walking to cater to all levels of fitness and interest.  It has Train access to Scotlands capital and could be considered as a commuter post, though I would suggest living locally to enjoy all the benefits supplied by the local area.

The hospital sees over 33,000 patients a year.  It has 330 inpatient beds with access to General medicine , cardiology , respiratory, neurology , gastroenterology, Obs and Gyn, orthopaedics  Paediatrics, General surgery and urology, ENT, ophthalmology and Dermatology.  We are a Trauma Unit feeding into the Major Trauma Centre located in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

Successful candidates will be contracted for 48 hours 40 clinical and 8 hours of protected development time.  Part time or full time will be considered.  The department is staffed with an enthusiastic and progressive team with a clear passion to support our recruits to develop their skills in areas which will benefit their future careers, while understanding that robust Emergency Medicine experience -   both in assessing the unfiltered patient, preforming procedures and managing the uncertainty of medical decision making - is an essential component that any clinician and will be useful throughout their career regardless  of what speciality they decide to peruse.

If you are interested in exploring this post more please read the terms and conditions and if you wish contact our Consultant in ED, sandra.jeffs@nhs.scot or phone .

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

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.