Would you like to leave the busy city life and move to Scotland?

Fantastic opportunity for a Consultant Dermatologist to join this District General Hospital serving the Scottish Borders Region

This Dermatology Service is provided from a new purpose built Dermatology facility situated within the new main outpatients on ground floor, allowing you to practice within these state-of-the-art facilities.

You would be joining the planned team of 1.8 Consultant Dermatologists. The wider clinical team also includes two Salaried GPs with a special interest in Dermatology; as well as an extremely experienced and highly trained nursing team. This robust team is proud to provide a high quality comprehensive Dermatology service to the local population in Scotland.

**Why work for this trust?**

Their Values include:

- Care and Compassion
- Quality and Teamwork
- Dignity and Respect
- Openness, honesty and responsibility

Patients are at the centre of everything they do in their daily working lives at NHS Borders ensuring they are safe, cared for efficiently, effectively by suitably experienced and qualified doctors. The hospital is a dynamic and forward thinking team with a wealth of clinical and leadership experience. They also aim for an open and honest culture and believe in nurturing future stars in NHS

The Hospital is situated on the outskirts of Melrose in the Scottish Borders. The Borders covers a large and scenically beautiful area of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Predominately rural, it is historically a unique part of the country, the home of the Border Revivers

The Borders Railway has now opened, with train services to central Edinburgh running every thirty minutes (journey time 50 minutes approx, and there is easy access to Edinburgh Airport (approximately 1 hour 15 minutes) and Newcastle Airport (approximately 1 hour 30 minutes).

**House prices are lower than many parts of Scotland, and the rest of the United Kingdom. **As part of their policy there is assistance with relocation allowances.**

**Essential Criteria**:
**MBBS/Primary Medical Qualification**

**GMC Registration**

**NHS experience would be desirable**

**Fully trained Dermatologist holding a CCT (or equivalent) and on the dermatology specialist register or eligible for CCT or equivalent within 6 months of the date of interview**

**MRCP/FRCP