NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine
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SPECIALTY DOCTOR IN PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
Tayside Specialist Palliative Care Services
Based in Cornhill Macmillan Centre, Perth Royal Infirmary
7.5 PA (includes 1.5PA and 5% availability supplement for on call)
From 1st September 2026
Tayside Specialist Palliative Care Services welcomes applications for a substantive Specialty Doctor post in Palliative Medicine. The post is based at Cornhill Macmillan Centre, Perth Royal Infirmary and offers a broad experience of Specialist Palliative Care delivery across specialist inpatient, acute hospital and community settings. The successful applicant will join an experienced multidisciplinary team, which includes 3 consultants, 2 specialty doctors, 1 clinical fellow and various trainees (Palliative Medicine, FY, GP and IMT trainees).
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This post is 6PA plus 1.5PA and 5% availability supplement for ‘2nd on call’ for the Tayside Specialist Palliative Care Service, with a 1 in 7 frequency which includes weeknights and weekends.
NHS Tayside has a Tayside-Wide Specialist Palliative Medicine Service which supports patients and staff in all health care settings including: home, nursing homes, community hospitals, two specialist palliative care units and two University teaching hospitals.
Applicants must have full registration with the GMC and at least 4 years, full time, post graduate training (or its equivalent on a part time basis). This must include some experience in Palliative Medicine or a closely allied specialty such as Oncology.
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Informal Enquiries To
- Dr Alana Brown-Kerr, Consultant in Palliative Medicine on 01738 413000 / email alana.brown-kerr@nhs.scot
- Dr Ruth Isherwood, Consultant in Palliative Medicine on 01738 413000 / email ruth.isherwood@nhs.scot
- Dr Claire Douglas, Consultant in Palliative Medicine on 0738 413000 / email Claire.douglas5@nhs.scot
- Dr Katharine Thompson, Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Clinical Lead for Palliative Medicine on 01382 423132 or via email: Katharine.thompson@nhs.scot
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 11th August 2026 and the expected interview date TBC.
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
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