Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine

Compassion Kindness Integrity Teamwork Excellence

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 + on-call supplement

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.

This is a pure Respiratory Medicine post with no commitment to General Medicine or on call unless the successful candidate wants to do so.

The successful applicant will join two other accredited Respiratory Consultants and two long term locum Consultant colleagues to form one component of the Respiratory team (3.1 wte) and will provide a shared service for all respiratory inpatients and outpatients. In‑patient referrals from other teams, on average 3-10 per day, are seen within 24 hours and can be taken over as needed.

• Provide clinical care to respiratory inpatients and outpatients.
• Coordinate with other teams for patient referrals.
• Ensure timely assessment and management within 24 hours.

• Hold MRCP or equivalent higher qualification.
• Fully registered and licensed to practice on the Specialist Register for Respiratory Medicine with the General Council, or within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview.

• Relocation package, up to full Inland Revenue limits.
• Supportive environment for career growth and influence change.

We welcome informal discussions and visits to our hospital – enquiries to Dr T Mackay, Respiratory Lead, tel: or to

To work in the United Kingdom, a relevant permission to work is required. NHS Scotland will check your entitlement to work in the UK, which can be evidenced through various visa routes, EU settled or pre-settled status, or through sponsorship if eligible.

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.

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.