Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
25 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Satisfactory medical clearance by NHS Lanarkshire Occupational Health Service
- Other
Satisfactory PVG Check with Disclosure Scotland
- Other
Fluent in medical English and evidence of ability to communicate in stressful situations
- Teaching
Interest in and commitment to teaching and training.
- Training
BLS
- Experience
Experience working within an out of hours service
- Experience
Experience of working within Emergency department
- Experience
Experience of working as a GP within Emergency department setting
- Audit/Research
Understanding of the principles of medical audit.
- Qualifications
MB ChB or equivalent
- Qualifications
Member of GMC with license to practice
- Qualifications
On GMC GP Register
- Qualifications
On NHS Lanarkshire GP Performers list
- Personal Attributes
Committed to Quality Patient Care.
- Personal Attributes
Able to be understanding of and sensitive to the needs of patients.
- Personal Attributes
Ability to work under pressure
- Personal Attributes
Awareness of personal limitations
- Personal Attributes
Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
- Personal Attributes
Ability to demonstrate reflective practice with evidence of regular appraisal with clear Personal Development Plan relating to Continuing Professional and Personal Development
- Personal Attributes
Good time management and organisation
- Personal Attributes
Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm to service delivery
- Knowledge and Skills
General professional training in acute specialties
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to organise and prioritise complex demands
- Knowledge and Skills
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Knowledge and Skills
IT skills
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Teaching
Teaching Qualification
- Training
ALS/APLS/ATLS
- Audit/Research
Evidence of contribution to audit at least at local level.
- Audit/Research
Evidence of innovative service developments
- Audit/Research
Evidence of participation in relevant research
- Audit/Research
Good Clinical Practice Course Attendance
- Qualifications
MRCGP Certificate
- Knowledge and Skills
Evidence of teaching and training skills
Job details
- Job reference: 250623
- Salary: Salaried GP (£77,160 - £115,167)
- Job closing date: 18/09/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: University Hospital Hairmyres
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 4 sessions
- Job posted date: 04/09/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
- Department: Acute Medicine
NHS Lanarkshire
Substantive Salaried GP in Acute Medicine, University Hospital Hairmyres
(2PAs – 16 hours per week)
Posts have become available within University Hospital Hairmyres for a Substantive Salaried GP.
Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC with License to Practice at the time of application and are also registered on Lanarkshire s GP Performance list.
NHS Lanarkshire are happy to consider requests for this publication to be in another accessible format i.e. large print, braille, etc. Please contact us via either of the undernoted methods clearly stating which format is required:
For any application queries, please contact Isabel Rankin on 01698 754354 or via email medical.dentalrecruitment@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.
Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk
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This advert is for GP In Acute Medicine with NHS Lanarkshire in East Kilbride, Scotland. It is listed as a General practitioner Medical doctor General Practitioner role. The advertised salary is £77,160 - £115,167. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Sep 2026.
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