Locum Appointment for Training (LAT) in Palliative Medicine

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Locum Appointment for Training (LAT) in Palliative Medicine

This LAT post will give the successful candidate an opportunity for experience in Specialist Palliative Care and is available for a period of 12 months from August 2023.

Main duties of the post will be the care of inpatients at either St Andrew’s Hospice in Airdrie or Kilbryde hospice in East Kilbride, as part of the medical and multidisciplinary team.

Informal enquiries regarding this post will be welcomed by Dr Kerry McWilliams kerry.mcwilliams@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.

A LAT appointment is recognised for training purposes. The decision to award training recognition to any given post has to be determined by the interview panel based on an assessment of the applicant’s experience.

NHS Lanarkshire is constantly reviewing its rotas to maintain New Deal compliance together with the new arrangements as set down by the Scottish Government and Scottish Medical Training (SMT). Rotas therefore, may be subject to change.

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For any application queries, please contact Gill Swinburne on 01698 754352 or via medical.dentalrecruitment@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

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