Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine, Edinburgh (Maternity Cover)

St. Columba's Hospice, 15 Boswall Road, EDINBURGH EH5 3RW

St Columba's Hospice, Edinburgh Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine (Maternity Cover)

Maternity Cover - Fixed Term - 12 months
9.5 PAs per week + on-call

Salary
£64,158- £99,975 WTE pro-rata, per annum (based on 40 hours per week and dependent on experience). Plus additional on call supplements

Closing date
Sunday 17 August 2025

Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine (Maternity Cover)

£64,158 - £99,975 WTE pro rata, per annum (based on 40 hours per week)+ additional on call supplements

9.5 PA's per week + on call

Available from end November 2025

Applications are invited for a 9.5 PA fixed term specialty doctor post, to cover maternity leave, which is available from the end of November 2025.

You will work for 4 weekdays (9-5), with some late weekday finishes (6pm) and work at weekends (currently 1 in 10 Saturday/Sundays 9am-3pm) covering the inpatient unit and the virtual ward. You will also participate in the first on call rota, with additional weekend on call (up to 3 weekends per year) and some overnight weeknight on call (currently one night every 5 weeks).

You will bring enthusiasm, excellent communication skills and teamworking abilities to the wider multidisciplinary clinical team. You will be largely inpatient based initially, but work in the community setting is possible later, depending on needs and experience.

Experience in Palliative Medicine is desirable but not essential and applicants must have full registration with the General Medical Council, with a current licence to practise.

Informal enquiries are welcome. For a discussion about the role, please contact Dr Duncan Brown (Medical Director) or Dr Tony Duffy (Consultant) on . It is anticipated that interviews will take place in the first half of September. Further information about the Hospice and our services is available on our website.

To apply please download the Application Form and Job Description here: APPLY HERE

EMPLOYER:St Columba's Hospice Care is an independent Scottish Charity, SC003634, regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). St Columba's exists to give everyone who needs it the very best hospice care. We're an independent charity at the heart of our local community, offering free, flexible and person-centred palliative care and support to our patients and their families.

ST COLUMBA'S SERVICE RELATED BENEFITS:Continuous employment at St Columba's counts towards the calculation of entitlement for all St Columba's service related benefits including annual leave allowance, occupational sick pay, maternity/paternity leave & pay etc.

An independent Scottish charity, St Columba's Hospice offers competitive rates of pay, generous pension contributions, annual leave allowance and occupational sick pay entitlements that increase with length of service at St Columba's Hospice, and a supportive and rewarding place to work, with our own on-site education and research team - we're an Investor in People organisation! For a summary of the terms and conditions of employment pleasedownload the vacancy pack below.

We want to ensure that as much of our resources as possible go towards supporting people with a terminal illness and therefore we do not normally contact unsuccessful applicants individually . If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion . However, we would encourage you to apply for other suitable roles . Thank you for your interest in this vacancy and in working for St. Columba's Hospice.

Download the full JOB DESCRIPTION click: APPLY HERE

Reference:

Salary: £64,158- £99,975 WTE pro-rata, per annum (based on 40 hours per week and dependent on experience). Plus additional on call supplements

Contract Type: Permanent

Posted On: 24/07/2025

Closing Date: 17/08/2025

How To Apply: Click APPLY HERE in the job advert