Job Description

We are pleased to be able to offer this full-time post covering an Older Adult population of approximately 11,600 over 65s covering West of Moray (with a second Older Adult Psychiatrist caring for those in East Moray), with beds in Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin and Seafield Hospital, Buckie.

This post is based at Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin, a modern District General Hospital with a range of specialties and diagnostic facilities. One of the attractions of working in Moray is a tradition of close working with colleagues from General Practice and the local authority. Since April 2016 this has been formalized as an Integrated Joint Board

The Royal Burgh of Elgin thrives as a center of administration, education, tourism, and trade with agricultural, service, and textile industries. Situated in Scotland’s Castle and Whisky country, the area offers a wide range of recreational activities such as golf, fishing, hill walking, surfing, canoeing, cycling, horse riding, and winter sports. This is an opportunity to live and work in a beautiful part of Scotland that offers a great quality of life and has good transport links with the rest of the UK.

• The postholder will be expected to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• The postholder will be expected to register with the Continuing Professional Development Programme of the Royal College of Psychiatrists for which all costs will be met by NHS Grampian.
• There are opportunities for research and close links exist between the Service and the Departments of Mental Health and Psychology of the University of Aberdeen.
• The postholder will be expected to contribute to audit and other elements of clinical governance.
• A detailed job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate at the time of appointment to meet service needs, taking account of the experience, skills, and interests of the candidate and how they can best be used within the consultant team.
• The post holder will be expected to engage in annual appraisal towards revalidation.

Candidates unable to work full-time for personal reasons will be eligible to be considered for the post and, if appointed, an appropriately amended job description will be agreed.

Requirements

• Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post).
• For more information visit www.gmc-uk.org.
• Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register from the date of interview.
• CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) or Portfolio Pathway route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive Consultant post once CESR or Portfolio Pathway specialist registration is awarded.
• Those with an International Recognised Specialist Qualification approved by GMC should have a confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register.
• Applications from doctors with appropriate specialist training and experience who are not listed on the GMC Specialist Register can be considered for a Locum Consultant post (up to 12 months) if no substantive Consultant appointment is made. Whilst in locum employment, an application to obtain a CESR or Portfolio Pathway Specialist Registration can be made to the GMC.