Job details
- Job reference: 256815
- Salary: Associate Adviser (£119,826 - £133,712)
- Job closing date: 13/09/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: UHI House
- Employment type: Fixed-term
- Hours Per Week: 16
- Job posted date: 14/08/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
- Department: Medical Education
NHS HIGHLAND - MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
UHI HOUSE, INVERNESS
SCOTTISH GRADUATE ENTRY MEDICINE (ScotGEM)
YEAR 2 GENERALIST CLINICAL MENTOR (GCM)
4 SESSIONS PER WEEK
FIXED TERM – MATERNITY LEAVE COVER UNTIL END OF APRIL 2027
Do you have a passion to inspire the next generation of doctors?
Would you like to try some medical education work?
We are looking for an enthusiastic GP educator to join our ScotGEM teaching team of Generalist Clinical Mentors (GCMs) to provide maternity leave cover and to support the delivery and teaching of the Year 2 students.
NHS Highland is proud to host Graduate Entry Medicine students (ScotGEM) in collaboration with the Universities of St Andrews and Dundee. The Medical Education department is looking for someone to join our team to support ScotGEM Year 2 from the next academic year 2026/27 which starts in August 2026.
As a Generalist Clinical Mentor (GCM) for Year 2 of the ScotGEM programme, you will teach our mature, engaged students both in a Clinical Skills Centre and in a GP practice environment. You will also be required to work clinically in a GP role in the area at least one other day per week.
You will benefit from living and working in a rural, accessible and friendly region whilst being part of a Scotland wide team led, in partnership, with the Universities of Dundee and St Andrews.
ScotGEM is an innovative and exciting four-year programme that puts GPs at the centre of undergraduate medical education.
The post is NHS Highland Additional Cost of Teaching (ACT) funded and comprises of:
- 1 day (Tuesday) in the NHS Highland Medical Education department in Inverness
- 1 day (Wednesday) teaching within primary care
- You need to be working clinically in a recognised GP role in Highland, retaining at least 2 clinical sessions per week.
Full training for the role will be provided.
Educational and administrative support for this role comes from the Medical Education department and will include induction and access to useful faculty development opportunities.
Applications from existing doctors in Highland are most welcome as well as those from further afield.
Department Contact:
Dr Andrew Rowlands, NHS Highland Associate Director of Medical Education for Undergraduate training, andrew.rowlands@nhs.scot
Dr Sally Reeves, NHS Highland ScotGEM Year 2 Lead, sally.reeves2@nhs.scot
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 13th September 2026
Job Reference: 256815
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