Consultant in Medicine of the Elderly - 204077 PM

Consultant in Medicine of the Elderly
East Lothian Community Hospital, Haddington

Reference - 204077

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.

Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.  

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

This is a new post supporting the reconfiguration of Older Peoples Services in East Lothian Community Hospital (ELCH).   The post represents a unique opportunity to help shape and coordinate care for older people in East Lothian in a variety of settings.

This post will support the expanded rehabilitation and Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care (HBCCC) services based at East Lothian Community Hospital.  The post also includes the chance to develop the Parkinsons disease service for older people in East Lothian.  There is a regular commitment to MoE on call based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE). The successful applicant will join a supportive and dynamic senior medical team dedicated to the provision of excellent care to the frail elderly as near to their home as possible.  We also provide high quality postgraduate and undergraduate training and have a number of regular opportunities to support those training in advanced practice from nursing and AHP backgrounds.

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 Jenny Harrison - Clinical Lead for Older Peoples Services
East Lothian Community Hospital, Alderston Road, Haddington, EH41 3PF

jennifer.harrison3@nhs.scot

If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. 

We cannot accept CVs 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. 

Closing Date: 28/12/2024

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

Interview Date: 14/01/2025