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. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Looking for an opportunity to work in a lovely area of Scotland with a friendly, enthusiastic team?
Then think about working in NHS Tayside. NHS Tayside seeks to appoint a Specialty Doctor with an interest in Community Paediatrics. An interest in neuro-developmental assessment and Care Experienced Children and Young People’s Service (CECYPS) would be required. There may also be the opportunity for an interested candidate to work with the child protection team, including on-call. The post holder will not be expected to work within acute Paediatrics and there are no on-call commitments associated with this post. NHS Tayside is supportive of continuous professional development, and all of our posts include appropriate PAs for supporting professional activities (pro-rata).You will be joining a supportive, forward thinking team with a broad range of experience and well-established links with the acute service and other agencies. We have regular team meetings and joint training both within the wider CCH team and across specialties with our neonatal and general paediatric colleagues. We welcome applications from doctors wishing to pursue further training to develop a specialist interest. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact us for an informal discussion.
NHS Tayside serves a population of 416,090 across three local authorities: Dundee, Perth and Kinross and Angus. Paediatrics serves a population of approximately 67,100 children under 16 across Tayside. Tayside Paediatric Department participates in several regional and national managed clinical networks facilitating the maintenance of specialist interests for all senior medical and career grade staff. Tayside paediatric department is committed to teaching undergraduates from Dundee. Traineesundertaking their paediatric training in the East of Scotland region are based in Dundee and rotate to Forth Valley and Edinburgh. Applicants should have full GMC registration and a licence to practise and membership of the RCPCH. Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Jenny Fraser, Clinical Lead for Community Child Health, Whitehills Health & Community Care Centre [01307 475265}, Dr Joanna Chisholm, Consultant Paediatrician, Armitstead Child Development Centre [01382 835100], or Dr Helen Dunne, Clinical CareGroup Director, Consultant Paediatrician, Drumhar Health Centre [01738 564257

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