8 Medical jobs in Scotland

*Calling all my locum GPs who are based in Scotland.* Do you have any availability in January? Ad hoc days are fine, or full-time sessions if you prefer. I am looking after a client in Lanarkshire who is looking for extra GPs. Please pass on my details if you have friends who might be interested. Here are all the details: Pay £650 per day. This assignment falls OUTSIDE IR35,  so you can work through your own company.  Systems: Vision and Docman Sessions: 08:00 - 18:00 for a full day. 15 appointments in the morning and 15 appointments in the afternoon. You must be on the NHS Lanarkshire/Scotland-wide Performers List and have full GMC GP registration.    Please get in touch asap if you have available days.

Head Medical Theatre Division is a small, friendly team, with a wealth of knowledge about theatres in Scotland. We would love to have you on board! I am looking for an Operating Department Practitioner with experience of scrubbing for elective orthopaedics. You must be registered with the HCPC, eligible to work in the UK and have a minimum of two years' post-graduate experience.  This is a locum assignment for the month of January. You will be working four days a week from Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week. The hospital is in the west of Scotland and is renowned for its orthopaedic surgery. Please pass on my details to your colleagues. 

              Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry – Central Scotland An excellent opportunity is available for a Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry to join an NHS trust located in central Scotland. This is a substantive post and the salary will be on the NHS Scotland pay scale. You will be working with a well-established Community Mental Heath Team for Older Adults (CMHT OA) in a region with approximately 12,000 older people. You will be responsible for the comprehensive mental health care of patients within the catchment area, supported by the well-developed CMHT OA and Care Home Liaison services.  There is a Consultant led Acute Hospital liaison team for older people and an integrated admission ward run by Ageing & Health medicine with mental health support. The current on call rota is 1:5 and you will be part of this. Central Scotland is a fantastic location to settle, you will be working less than 30 minutes from Glasgow city, and under an hour from Edinburgh city. You have the choice to live in a populated area or in a more rural location with beautiful properties and plenty of space. Scotland offers excellent options for children’s education and a free university education also. Broad general psychiatry experience is required with specialty training in Old Age Psychiatry. You will hold MRCPsych or equivalent and hold GMC Specialist Registration (or be eligible for this within 6 months). Please get in touch with Karen Diamond at Head Medical for full details on the post and to discuss your individual experience.  

  Salaried GP with MSK - Chronic Pain special interest       This friendly, long established and innovative practice with a commitment to providing high quality person-centred care to their patients is seeking like-minded individuals.     They launched a transformational new model of primary care inspired by the Alaskan Nuka system’s person-centred model of care in August 2016 and this is now successfully embedded into the multi-disciplinary team.    The successful candidate would work in small teams, looking after a defined patient list, the aim is to optimise relationships and continuity in order improve health & wellness outcomes, use of health services and patient & staff experience.      In addition to a very dynamic attached community team based on the premises also available within their MDT setting is a successful Behavioural Health Psychology Service and social prescribing initiative with excellent links with 3rd sector.   We also have 2 exciting  newly established initiatives:   Inhouse MSK/physiotherapy service whereby patient’s can drop in rather than make contact with the practice first   Chronic pain coaching service – enabling patients with chronic pain to manage their pain levels to allow them to pursue their day-to-day activities   The practice is enthusiastically working towards having a full time Mental Health Wellbeing Nurse based onsite, taking direct referrals from the team for patients who require brief interventions at times of crisis and it is hoped this initiative will be up and running by July 2018. The practice profile is as follows:   • Four GPs,  5 Nurse Practitioners (all independent prescribers) 2 Practice Nurses, 5 HCAs  • Four teams, comprising GP, Nurse Practitioner, HCA and admin • List size: 10,049 patients  • Golden Hello possible • Full parity for partnership (if partnership desired) • Supportive of candidate if wishes to have external interests, e.g OOH, community hospital, portfolio GP • Modern, bright premises which were funded under private initiative and are currently working towards Tayside Health Board being added onto the lease.   • 1 WTE Social Prescribing Co-ordinator • 0.6 WTE Behavioural  Health Psychologist  • Weekly drop-in Carers session providing support and advice to carers • Undergraduate and FY2 training with good links to Dundee Medical School • Local GP Ward in Community Hospital and hospice funded by Lippen Care • Innovative and forward looking practice • Award-winning and motivated Patient Participation Group who contribute to most aspects of practice activities • Quarterly practice newsletter with wide distribution amongst practice population • Informative website regularly updated with relevant patient services and useful information • Regular MDT meetings  • Semi-rural location • Excellent local amenities with good schools, affordable housing and local community campus for leisure activities • Excellent travel links to Dundee and Aberdeen with ease of access to local Angus Glens for recreation purposes • Opportunities to be involved and have a say in how services are developed and run both locally and within the Practice   This post offers a huge opportunity to participate in shaping an exciting, government supported, primary care initiative.  The practice has excellent links with Angus Health & Social Care Partnership and Tayside Health Board who are fully supportive of the Partnership undertaking this development.   Candidates should be GMC registered with a licence to practice and on the GP register  

Consultant Physician in General Medicine - Western Isles The role of Consultant Physician in NHS Western Isles is both challenging and rewarding. Working in a modern well equipped acute sector, supported by a well trained multi professional team, the Consultant Physician provides both emergency and elective care to a high standard. Working within a small team, supported by excellent links with larger units and with high quality connectivity and transport arrangements, the Consultant Physician is the key decision maker for the management of acute medical presentations. The post holder will be based in the Western Isles Hospital which is a Rural General Hospital (Plus) situated in Stornoway, the largest town in the Western Isles. It is a modern, well equipped hospital with a bed complement of 96. There are four acute wards:  2 medical (one of which contains a 4 bedded High Dependency Area (HDA) 2 surgical (one of which is a day surgery unit) and a maternity unit of 6 beds. In addition there are intermediate care (nurse led) orthopaedic and general rehabilitation beds, a 4 bed paediatric area and a 6-bed dedicated stroke rehabilitation unit. The services provided within the medical speciality form a considerable proportion of the workload in the hospital. There are 400 - 450 new out patient referrals per year and approximately 2000 un-selected admissions per year.  There is a separately staffed Day Hospital for clinics and treatment. The WIH uses an innovative approach to the provision of Out of Hours cover. Overnight work is carried out by GPs and Specialist Nurses; weekend day time Out Of Hours work is provided by Junior Doctors and Specialist Nurses.  To be successful in this role you must be on the GMC Specialist Register with current licence to practise, or be eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of the date of interview. Salary will follow the NHS payscale. Get in touch with Allison on allison@headmedical.com or 0131 240 5287 to discuss the role further.

Urgent! I need a locum GP this Saturday in Stornoway. Twelve-hour shift, £75.00 per hour = £900. Flights reimbursed and accommodation provided. You must be on the Scottish Performer's List. Please get in touch!  

I have an exciting permanent (or fixed-term) post for an experienced Theatre Practitioner in Glasgow. I have been working closely with my client for many years, and I am delighted to help them recruit longer-term staff.  I am looking for scrub, anaesthetics and recovery staff to work in a well-respected Operating Theatre. The post offers fantastic in-house training opportunities, so you will be able to broaden your skills and work in a multi-disciplinary team. Part-time and full-time hours available, and we can look at a fixed-term contract (6 or 12 months)if you would prefer that instead of a permanent post.  As a registered Theatre Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner, you’ll need to be eligible to work in the UK and already have the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration, including NMC or HCPC. You need to have a minimum of 12 months' post-registration experience, be an excellent communicator and team worker.  Please get in touch as soon as possible if you are interested, and don't forget about our Refer a Friend Scheme. 

  Specialty Doctor in Urgent and Emergency Care. Working in the largest and what is considered to be the most attractive Scottish Island offers a unique opportunity to combine modern and progressive clinical practice with a life style that is difficult to match. The post is out of hours working within a highly motivated team. Mentoring, training and clinical supervision will be provided to ensure competencies are achieved for the various responsibilities. Suitable individuals would be those at various stages in their careers looking to develop skills and knowledge as an urgent and emergency care practitioner to prepare for a career in remote and rural medicine, General Practice, most specialties or Emergency Medicine.  NHS Western Isles has an innovative approach to the provision of Out of Hours cover incorporating urgent and emergency care into one multi-disciplinary team including GPs, Paramedics, junior doctors, consultants and Nurse Practitioners. The successful candidate will be a member of this developing team and will relate to nursing and medical members of the team. They will be provided with mentorship and training from out of hours GPs on call and Consultants. The role is designed to encompass: first point of call for NHS24 contacts, support of maternity staff with neonatal care, urgent and emergency paediatric care including responsibility for short-stay admissions along with the paediatrician or Children-on-call GP, and provision of high quality urgent and emergency care within the A&E and admission unit. The post holder will be expected to be competent in the management of the normal range of urgent and emergency injuries, medical, surgical and paediatric presentations.  The Western Isles Hospital is a Rural General Hospital serving approximately 26,500 people. It is modern and well equipped with 90 beds covering General Medicine (including a 4-bedded high dependency unit and a bay for children), General Surgery, Orthopaedics and Trauma, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Psychiatry and Rehabilitation. The Hospital has an up-to-date laboratory with ready access to more specialised investigations at other specialised laboratories. The Radiology Department is well equipped for routine radiology, CT scanning, ultrasound and Doppler studies. The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) Scheme.  NHSWI has accommodation (subject to availability) nearby at reasonable rates. If you do not hold permanent residential status in the UK or hold an EU, EEA or Switzerland passport, you should be eligible to apply under the current immigration process for this post.   It is your responsibility to ensure your eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK in line with UK Border Agency/Immigration rules and regulations. NHS Western Isles cannot guarantee that that a certificate of sponsorship could be obtained. Depending on the contract offered, the post may be eligible for relocation costs Salary range from £38,685 - £72,140 plus enhancement for antisocial hours Plus Distant Island Allowance (£985 per annum) The post is for 40 hours per week – part time and fixed term contracts will also be considered