Specialty Doctor in Rheumatology

NHS HIGHLAND

RAIGMORE HOSPITAL, INVERNESS

SPECIALTY DOCTOR RHEUMATOLOGY

10pas/40hours per week FIXED TERM FOR 24 MONTHS

£58,198 - £90,688  (per annum pro rata)

Raigmore Hospital is the principal acute hospital of NHS Highland, which has a catchment area of 12,500 square miles and a population of around 320,000.

Working at Raigmore Hospital gives the unique chance to experience the friendliness the Highlands are renowned for, combined with your choice of a buzzing, lively city or expansive open spaces to explore. You would be joining a unique rheumatology service with a strong multi-disciplinary structure. This includes extensive physiotherapy input delivering joint injections with ultrasound familiarity and, in addition, a team of rheumatology specialist nurses who manage repeat biologics and methotrexate prescriptions at their own clinics. The service provides one portable ultrasound machine per full-time consultant and clinics are built to accommodate a scan, if required, at each face to face appointment. We also deliver clinics virtually by phone or NHS Near Me which delights the patients it is appropriate for.

The NHS Highland Rheumatology service is also proud to have its own dedicated infusion suite. This ensures infusions are administered in a patient-centred environment with little or no waiting times and allows easy parking and access.

We are looking to maximise clinical, educational and research opportunities for Rheumatology across the North of Scotland by working to build ties with other NHS Boards. Provision would also be made to develop sub-specialty interests. The medical team are supported by experienced and flexible management, administrative and secretarial teams with a wealth of knowledge, always on hand.

Many staff, especially in the Rheumatology Department, work and live here because of the unrivalled access to outdoor activities: on-piste or backcountry skiing,rock climbing, munroing, summer/winter mountaineering, or trekking in the numerous magnificent glens come as standard perks of the post. Amazing beaches are both close by and further afield and it is easy to find a beach to yourself even in the peak of summer. Join the many staff comparing their cycle routes on Strava, or improve your game on the fantastic local golf courses. Watersports and fishing possibilities are endless, from river kayaking to open seas and countless lochs. Loch Ness itself lies 10 miles away. And it is all balanced by an extensive and diverse cultural life that you would expect from a larger city. We have a lively Highland Medical Society social scene for Community and Secondary care colleagues to meet. Inverness is a compact city with many lovely nearby villages in which to live, good schools and a University campus next to the hospital. There is a warm, welcoming environment here in the North we would be delighted for you to come and join us.

Informal enquiries are welcome to: Dr Jan Sznajd, Consultant in Rheumatology at jan.sznajd@nhs.sco

Closing Date: 22/09/24

Job Reference: MS14 196197

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.

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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.