Consultant Physician in Acute and General Medicine

Consultant Physician in Acute & General Medicine (x2 Posts)

NHS Lanarkshire - University Hospital Wishaw

University Hospital Wishaw (UHW) is looking to appoint two Consultant Physicians in Acute & General Medicine to join its existing team.

The department has a dedicated medical ambulatory care area, alongside a medical assessment ward and medical high dependency unit.

The Acute Physicians are well supported by the specialty Physicians in the Physician of the week model.  Excellent support is also provided by nursing and medical colleagues in the Emergency Department.

The successful applicants will participate in the acute rota which is variable and flexible depending on the commitments of the team, and will also participate in the Physician of the Week/Day and weekend on-call rotas.     

Applications are invited from enthusiastic individuals who are keen to contribute to the ongoing development of services.  Sub-specialty clinical interests are welcome and will be supported.

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 Dr K Dagg, Chief of Medical Services on or Dr M Sinclair, Clinical Director on .

For any application queries, please contact Nicole Hetherington, Senior HR Assistant on or via email medical.dentalconsultant@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

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 childrens 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 Agencys 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: 29th October 2024.