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Hopefully this post is is allowable as it's not a post I'm advertising and is for the greater good!

There are a couple of vacancies in the Obstetrics & Gynaecology department in Inverness at the moment, where my wife works. We moved up a year and a bit ago to be up in the Highlands for outdoors stuff, and figured there may be others considering this as a lifestyle choice (they may or may not know it yet). This might be a bit of a wildcard way of seeing who is interested, but if you don't put it out there then you know know!

We've really enjoyed our time up here so far – there's loads going on and loads of people to get out climbing, running, swimming and cycling with (and more, just these are the things we get up to). I'd be happy to chat to anyone that was interested, and my wife would be happy to chat about the department.

https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?jobid=210635&isPreview=Yes...

Thanks!

I'm just going to do a couple of bumps on this.

I might be interested in this. I mean, I'm not a trained gynaecologist; more of an enthusiastic amateur, really. All fingers and thumbs, but, you know, I like to keep my hand in ...

Sorry, I'll get me coat.

Have a bump anyway.

Final bump for all of those people who’ve just finished a hard week at work and are considering their next career move. The weather up here this week has been glorious!

Have another big bump. After all , it’s obstetrics !

I worked at Raigmore for six months - great place to be. Does the WRVS tea shop still do butteries and irn bru? in combination with Friday night down the liver Fluke I probably gained weight despite all the hills!

Good luck

b

I applaud your post but it's not just doctors in these units so might have been good to specify for the OP.

Thanks Rob. I heard about this plug from the esteemed Roger Webb over tea yesterday. Excellent idea.

I'm one of Rob's wife's consultant colleagues in the O&G Dept at Raigmore, having also moved here for the mountains, in my case in 2018. I can vouch for the fact that, in terms of culture among front-line staff, Raigmore is the friendliest and most across-specialities collegiate hospital I have ever worked in, with some of the warmest, friendliest midwives too. And, of course, nowhere could be better to live if you're at all outdoorsy. Re housing, money goes a lot further here than in the Central Belt. And my friends with kids tell me the schools are good too.

For any O&G consultants (or almost-consultants) reading, a key attraction of the job is the opportunity to regularly operate robotically - and indeed to have your robotic training fast-tracked (can be done in 2-3 months) if you're not already trained. We're one of the few Scottish units with regular benign as well as malignant robotic gynaecological operating. I'm temporarily the only gynaecological robotic operator.

If you'd like to chat, look me up on in the NHS email directory: Adam Archibald.