Senior Clinical Fellows​/Clinical Fellows - General Medicine

We are seeking to recruit a number of Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3+) and Clinical fellow vacancies within General Medicine based at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, these posts are fixed term for up to 24 months from October 2026, full time & part time with a Banding supplement where appropriate.

You will work across acute medicine and your interested specialist ward at Resident or Senior grade level. You will have the opportunity to manage a range of acute medical problems and to develop your clinical leadership within these areas. You will have the opportunity to develop clinical skills aligned with acute medicine and to practice them regularly. You will be expected to manage patients as a senior decision maker under the guidance of a consultant physician.

There is also the opportunity to participate in a range of speciality outpatient clinics.

In addition to clinical management we would expect you to develop other roles in the department, such as quality improvement or service development.

Raigmore Hospital, Inverness is a modern approx. 454 bed hospital, and is the main referral centre for the Highlands of Scotland - a wonderful area in which to live and work, with exceptional outdoor recreational opportunities. It serves a population of approximately 300,000 distributed over a very large area, which poses particularly interesting challenges in the delivery of health care. The hospital is equipped to an extremely high standard, with full diagnostic facilities, a modern Postgraduate Centre and excellent library facilities.

Many staff work and live here because of the unrivalled access to outdoor activities: on-piste or backcountry skiing, rock climbing, munroing, summer/winter mountaineering, or trekking in the numerous magnificent glens come as standard perks of the post. Amazing beaches are both close by and further afield and it is easy to find a beach to yourself even in the peak of summer.

Join the many staff comparing their cycle routes on Strava, or improve your game on the fantastic local golf courses. Watersports and fishing possibilities are endless, from river kayaking to open seas and countless lochs. Loch Ness itself lies 10 miles away. And it is all balanced by an extensive and diverse cultural life that you would expect from a larger city.

We have a lively Highland Medical Society social scene for Community and Secondary care colleagues to meet. Inverness is a compact city with many lovely nearby villages in which to live, good schools and a University campus next to the hospital.

There is a warm, welcoming environment here in the North we would be delighted for you to come and join us.

Dr Grant Franklin, Clinical Lead for Acute Medicine

Dr Will Rutherford, Consultant Physician

Dr D Scott, Consultant Physician in Acute medicine

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.

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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.

Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through .