Consultant Physician in Gastroenterology

OUR VALUES IN ACTION

• Care and Compassion
• Quality and Teamwork
• Dignity and Respect
• Openness, honesty and responsibility

Why work for us?

Patients are at the centre of everything we do in our daily working lives at NHS Borders, ensuring they are safe, cared for efficiently, effectively by suitably experienced and qualified staff driving quality at the heart of patient care. We are a dynamic and forward thinking team with a wealth of clinical and leadership experience. We aim for an open and honest culture and believe in nurturing future stars in NHS.

Borders General Hospital is a modern and well equipped 320 bed DGH serving the rural Borders area in South East Scotland, approximately 36 miles from Edinburgh. The hospital is located in a rural setting with excellent schools, abundant local amenities and good transport links to Edinburgh. Superb local leisure facilities and good quality affordable housing provide ideal opportunities for a high quality of life. A relocation package up to full Inland Revenue limits is available for the successful candidate if relocating their main residence to the local area.

The Role

The successful applicant will join the current substantive team of Gastroenterologists/General Physicians at Borders General Hospital.

GP outpatient clinic referrals are vetted electronically by the consultants. We aspire to accommodate all referrals within a 12 week standard. Urgent and suspected colon cancer referrals are seen within 2 weeks, usually through the endoscopy pathway. Referrals are currently seen in out patient clinics: a mixture of new and review patients.

These clinics will be augmented by the new appointee who would be expected to have one general gastroenterology clinic per week in NHS Borders when available. It would also be expected that the successful candidate contributes to the provision of elective and emergency endoscopy procedures.

Full time available (10 PAs). Part time or job share applications also welcome. Mutually agreed E.P.A.s may be available.

Salary Scale: £111,430 - £148,064 per annum.

Candidates must hold MRCP or equivalent certificate and must also be fully registered with the General Medical Council on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of entry at interview date.

Application & Legal Requirements

To arrange an informal visit or to discuss this post, please contact Dr Jonathan Manning, .

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or going rate. Further information on these criteria can be found.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early.

Equal Opportunities

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.