Locum Appointment for Training (LAT) at ST4 level in Geriatric Medicine

Applications are invited from trainee doctors who have completed Internal Medicine Stage 1 capabilities and hold full MRCP(UK) diploma.

This exciting post offers working in the Ageing and Health Department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. NHS Forth Valley has previously completed a National Frailty Collaborative working in partnership with other health boards in Scotland and Healthcare Improvement Scotland to develop services to improve outcomes and experience for older people living with frailty presenting to acute services. We are continuing to build on this work to further develop and improve services for older people including the evolution of our newly launched Hospital at Home Service and our established acute frailty at the front door service.

The successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to be an integral part of our Ageing and Health department alongside our consultant and specialty doctor team. They will have the opportunity to gain experience in clinical work in some of the subspecialties of acute frailty, hospital at home, orthogeriatric care, delirium, movement disorders, stroke, palliative and anticipatory care. There will opportunities for a variety of outpatient clinics including general medical specialties with support from the consultant team. The successful applicant will have a full slot on the medical registrar rota. There will be protected time to develop skills and projects in quality improvement, participate in department governance and service review meetings in addition to in-house teaching time afforded for the successful applicant each week. Further, there will be the opportunity to engage in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.