# Specialty Dr Midlothian Hospital@Home > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lothian. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-dr-midlothian-hospitalhome/bf7bfcf0-55f5-4f19-be51-d18404306b5f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-dr-midlothian-hospitalhome/bf7bfcf0-55f5-4f19-be51-d18404306b5f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lothian - **Location:** Midlothian Community Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Geriatric Medicine - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £64,158 - £99,975 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-09T16:29:28.338Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=272489 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=272489 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslothian.scot ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 262075 - Salary: Specialty Doctor - 2022 (£64,158 - £99,975) - Job closing date: 23/10/2026 - Job Type: Medical and Dental - Location: Midlothian Community Hospital - Employment type: Permanent - Hours Per Week: 40 - Job posted date: 09/10/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian - Department: Medicine of Elderly ### NHS Lothian NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.. Entry Criteria for a Specialty Doctor: A doctor appointed to this grade:shall have full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council (GMC); And - shall have completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a less than full-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme or specialty registrar locum appointment for training (LAT); Or - shall have equivalent training, experience or competencies, either in the UK or overseas. Applications are welcome for the above Permanent/, full time/ (40 hours per week) post based in Midlothian Community Hospital Applications are invited from Specialty Doctors, General Practitioners, and other suitably experienced clinicians to join the Midlothian Hospital at Home Service, based at Midlothian Community Hospital. Applicants with experience in acute medicine, frailty, general practice, community-based acute care or related specialties are welcomed. The service provides acute admission avoidance and supports early discharge through the delivery of high-quality acute care closer to home. There is no on call or out of hours working associated with this post other than working with colleagues to ensure public holidays are covered. The post offers flexible and compressed working, dedicated Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) time and regular multidisciplinary team working within an innovative Hospital at Home service. More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below. For an informal discussion please contact: Dr Stuart Grant email@stuart.grant@nhas.scot or Dr Evyonne Finlay Email:evyonne.finlay@nhs.scot If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally. ***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early*** ## Person Specification ### Ability **Essential** - Ability to take full responsibility for independent management of patients - Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with patients, families and other team members **Desirable** - Comfortable with independent and autonomous working ### Teaching **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to: formal and informal teaching and training of trainee doctors, medical students and other clinical staff **Desirable** - Evidence of training in clinical and / or educational supervision ### Experience **Essential** - 4 years' experience in General Practice, General Medicine, Acute Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine or other relevant medical specialities. Applications are also welcomed from clinicians who can otherwise demonstrate relevant experience in the management of acutely unwell adults **Desirable** - Recent experience managing patients in any acute medical setting - Experience in Hospital at Home, frailty services, acute admission avoidance, community urgent care, interface medicine or equivalent services - Experience working across primary care, community services and secondary care interfaces ### Motivation **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to: patient-focused care - Evidence of commitment to: continuous professional development and life-long learning - Evidence of commitment to: effective and efficient use of resources - Evidence of commitment to: practicing realistic medicine **Desirable** - Demonstrates a clear motivation to work within Hospital at Home, with a commitment to person-centred care, admission avoidance, multidisciplinary working, service development and delivering safe acute care closer to home. ### Team Working **Essential** - Ability to work in a team with colleagues in own and other disciplines - Ability to organise time efficiently and effectively - Reliability - Excellent communication skills ### Circumstances of Job **Essential** - Required to work at any of NHS Lothian's and Midlothian's sites and in community settings **Desirable** - Valid driving licence ### Academic Achievements **Essential** - Evidence of understanding, interest or involvement in research activity at any level **Desirable** - Evidence of academic achievement relevant to the role, such as postgraduate medical qualification, higher study, audit, quality improvement, research, teaching, presentation or publication. Academic development in acute medicine, frailty, older people's medicine, general practice, palliative care, Hospital at Home, community urgent care or patient safety would be advantageous. ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - GMC registered medical practitioner - Licence to practice - MRCP or MRCGP or equivalent or in process of completing **Desirable** - The post holder should ideally have additional training, qualifications or demonstrable experience relevant to acute medicine, older people's medicine, frailty, general practice, hospital at home, community urgent care or unscheduled care. This would support the safe assessment and management of patients who would otherwise require acute hospital admission. - Experience using electronic patient records, digital clinical systems and technology supporting community-based acute care and virtual ward models. - Experience in medicines optimisation, polypharmacy review and deprescribing for frail or complex patients. ### Audit and Quality Improvement **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to: clinical audit or quality improvement work **Desirable** - Audit or quality improvement presentations at local or national level ## Documents - [JD 262075 (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1208597&JobId=272489) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.