Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
Full GMC registration & licence to practice.
- Length of Service
Applicants must be post registration and have successfully completed Foundation Training or have commensurate experience.
- General experience
On call working in Medical Specialties, acute medical admissions experience, collaborative working with hospital palliative care and/or community palliative care teams
- Interpersonal Skills
Evidence of effective team working and leadership
- Advanced clinical training and experience
Experience in specialist palliative care or strong experience of generalist palliative care in a closely allied specialty
- Particular requirements and/or areas of special interest
Satisfactory enhanced disclosure from Disclosure Scotland and clearance by the Occupational Health Service
- Particular requirements and/or areas of special interest
Responsive ability to travel across Tayside for on call working
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Accredited by relevant Committee
- General experience
Experience of senior decision making in medical specialties, community hospital experience, community home visits
- Management training
Not required
- Teaching experience
Training and experience in clinical teaching and learning in small and large groups.
- Research and publications
Evidence of audit and QI
- Advanced clinical training and experience
Specific training in advanced symptom control.
- Advanced clinical training and experience
Career interest in Palliative Medicine
Job details
- Job reference: 261630
- Salary: Clinical Fellow (£45,504 - £71,550)
- Job closing date: 19/10/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: Roxburghe House
- Employment type: Fixed-term
- Hours Per Week: 32
- Job posted date: 06/10/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Tayside
- Department: Palliative Care
A Clinical Fellow post in Palliative Medicine is available within NHS Tayside, based at Roxburghe House, Dundee. The post holder will become part of an innovative and dynamic multidisciplinary team seeking to deliver high standards of specialist palliative care in all settings, both in and out of hours. This is an excellent opportunity for applicants interested in developing a career in Palliative Medicine.
NHS Tayside has a Tayside-Wide Specialist Palliative Medicine Service which supports patients and staff in all health care settings including: home, nursing homes, community hospitals, two specialist palliative care units and two University teaching hospitals. The multidisciplinary team in Roxburghe House includes 3 consultants, 2 specialty doctors and various trainees (Palliative Medicine, Foundation Year and GP trainees).
This post is based in Roxburghe House but applicants will have flexibility to work across sites within the Tayside Specialist Palliative Care Service. The post includes contribution to a Tayside Palliative Medicine on call rota which is approximately 1 in 7 (weekend and weeknights). Ability to responsively travel across Tayside sites when on call is essential for this post. Further detail about the on call component is included in the job description.
Applicants must have completed at least 2 years full-time post graduate training or have equivalent experience and competencies. Previous experience in Specialist Palliative Care is required or otherwise strong experience of generalist palliative care in closely allied specialties.
Informal enquiries to: Dr Elinor Brabin, Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Lead Clinician for Roxburghe House on 01382 660 111 ext 26135 or email: elinor.brabin@nhs.scot or Dr Katharine Thompson, Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Clinical Lead for Palliative Medicine on 01382 423132 or via email: Katharine.thompson@nhs.scot
The closing date for applications is 19.10.2026 with expected interview date on 10th November.
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This advert is for Resident Doctor - Clinical Fellow in Palliative Care with NHS Tayside in Dundee, Scotland. It is listed as a Junior Medical doctor Palliative Medicine role. The advertised salary is £45,504 - £71,550. The contract type is Fixed-term. The application deadline is 19 Oct 2026.
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