NHS Scotland
Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC)
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
Fixed Term Post for 12 Months
This is a Fixed term post for 12 months.
Role Overview
The team of Acute Medicine Consultants at the Royal Alexandra Hospital have responsibility for the Acute receiving floor (level 2) and a flexible number of medical beds in a shared High Dependency Unit.
- Medical receiving in the Royal Alexandra Hospital is spread across two areas across a 60 bed receiving floor - the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) and the Acute Medical Unit (AMU).
- There is an adjacent Ambulatory Emergency Care area operating between 9am and 5pm.
- The Medical Unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) has 209 beds.
- The medical unit provides acute services in general medicine, diabetes and endocrinology, rheumatology, gastroenterology, cardiology, respiratory medicine and haematology including VTE follow up.
- The 12 bed Coronary Care Unit is covered by a cardiologist on weekdays 9-5 and the weekends on a rotational basis.
- The physician body from the RAH also provide daytime general medicine cover at the Vale of Leven Hospital on a rotational basis.
- The Vale of Leven Hospital medical unit includes a Medical Assessment Unit, 12 bed receiving ward and a further 27 general medical beds.
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Contact Information
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.
For An Informal Discussion, Please Contact
- Hannah Simpson, Clinical Lead
- Phone: 0141 314 6872
- Email: Hannah.simpson@nhs.scot
Application Process
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:
- This post may close early to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.
- The successful candidate may, where appropriate to their specialty and service requirements, contribute to the Interface Directorate. This may include supporting patient pathways, providing clinical advice, cross-site working or appropriate virtual clinical activity. Any involvement will be discussed and agreed, reflecting clinical governance, post requirements and wider service needs across NHSGGC.
Flexible Working
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.


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