Clinical Development Fellow in Acute Medicine

Are you undecided about your career choices? Want to gain more clinical experience or improve your CV? Keen to develop an interest in education, research or management? Then a clinical development post might be for you. An opportunity to grow in confidence as a doctor whilst still gaining supported experience.

Applications are invited for Clinical Development Fellow posts in Acute Medicine which are available from Wednesday 2nd August 2023 for a period of 6 or 12 months. These posts are available at the new Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary and are aimed at those doctors who have recently completed their foundation programme or equivalent or core training.

These posts will afford successful applicants the opportunity to gain wide experience in Acute Medicine and develop procedural skills, while enjoying protected development time. We are a friendly, supportive, and enthusiastic team, and are aiming to recruit like-minded individuals.

Successful candidates will be contracted for 40 hours per week, with an average of 32 hours clinical and 8 hour for mentored development time. Clinical work will be based on our Acute Medical Unit and will include Out of Hours (OOH) work. The post holder will be paid at ST level based on their previous experience. A banding supplement relevant to the OOH component of their rotas will be paid in addition to the basic salary.

We anticipate that many of our CDFs will want to teach and will encourage them to enrol in Edinburgh’s Clinical Educator Programme, successful completion of which will satisfy the GMC’s requirements to be recognised as a trainer. The Dumfries Medical and Emergency Medicine Units teach Glasgow students in their 3rd and 4th year and ScotGEM students in their 2nd and 3rd years (ScotGEM is a 4 year postgraduate degree run by St Andrews and Dundee that is based mainly in primary care with secondary care ‘bursts’). Our Medicine teaching programme is highly rated by our students whose feedback places us right at the top of the West of Scotland teaching league table. CDFs will find there are abundant opportunities to teach and to mentor students. We will in addition set aside up to £1500 per annum per CDF for study leave including courses such as the Clinical Educator Programme.

Appointment will be subject to the Terms and Conditions of Service of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff and Doctors and Dentists in Public Health Medicine and the Community Health Service (Scotland).

NHS Dumfries and Galloway serve a population of approximately 148,500 within a large geographical area of about 2,400 square miles. Dumfries and Galloway stretches from Langholm in the East to Drummore in the West, and from Kirkconnel and Carsphairn in the North down to Sandyhills on the Solway Coast. The Health Board currently employs around 4500 staff excluding GPs and Dentists.

The new Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, which opened in 2017, is a 344 bed state of the art hospital based in Dumfries. It is the main hospital for the region providing a wide range of inpatient and outpatient health services. The Galloway Community Hospital, which serves Stranraer and the west of the region, is an intermediate unit providing maternity services, as well as medical & surgical beds. There are bedded units within eight cottage hospitals which provide care services such as minor injuries units. Midpark Hospital provides inpatient facilities for mental health patients.

Dumfries and Galloway is a beautiful and mostly undiscovered part of Scotland. This post would suit a doctor who enjoys walking, running, cycling, mountain biking and other outdoor activities. We are only a 90 minute drive away from the Lake District. We are also close enough to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Carlisle for those who enjoy the bright lights and city life.

Informal enquiries should be made to:

Dr Sian Finlay, Consultant Physician - sian.finlay@dg.nhs.scot

Dr Alexander McDonald, Consultant Physician - alexander.mcdonald2@nhs.scot