Specialty Doctor in Renal

Job Description

Specialty Doctor – Renal and General Internal Medicine

Applications are invited for a substantive specialty doctor to join our friendly department in Lanarkshire.

Candidates would join a multidisciplinary team to provide inpatient and outpatient renal services, including procedures and dialysis, renal virtual ward activity, and general medical resident on call activity.

The role is based at University Hospital Monklands. Candidates are expected to participate in CME, governance and departmental meetings. Job plans would be agreed in discussion with successful applicants.

Proposals for additional SPA time from applicants are encouraged. In addition to the 1 PA for Non DCC/SPA activities, the Board supports applications for additional SPA time from individuals with well developed ideas for improving services who can demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement, patient safety (including human factors training), medical education, research & development, acting as an appraiser, etc. Applicants wishing to commence on more than 1 PA for SPA duties should discuss proposals with the Recruitment Lead and/or Service Manager.

NHS Lanarkshire is supportive of applications from individuals with well developed ideas for improving services who demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement, patient safety, medical education, research & development.

The University of Glasgow enjoys close links with NHS Lanarkshire, and our medical students benefit from the excellent educational opportunities. Those involved in teaching, research, or scholarship at the University are eligible for honorary status at the University of Glasgow.

Honorary status holders are entitled to benefits including a University of Glasgow ID card, use of the Library and other facilities, a University IT account as required for their role, access to all courses run by IT Services, and an educational discount when purchasing PC equipment through IT Services.

Additional Information for Applicants: NHS Lanarkshire is committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make up of 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 status or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people.

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 granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check entitlement to work in the UK for all prospective employees.

Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK at .

NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment Pack – Specialty Doctor Renal