Fellowships
Medical Fellowships offer doctors the opportunity to deepen their expertise, expand their clinical experience, and contribute to priority areas of healthcare across Scotland. Whether you’re newly qualified or looking to develop specialist skills, these fellowships provide structured, supported pathways that help you grow professionally while making a meaningful impact.
Explore on this page:
- Fellowships open to Medical Trainees and Post CCT Doctors
- Fellowships for GPs
- Scottish Rural GP Fellowship
If you have any questions about the information in this resource, or you feel there is information which would be useful to add, please get in touch with the Centre for Workforce Supply at nes.cws@nhs.scot.
Fellowships open to Medical Trainees and Post CCT Doctors
If you're interested in developing your leadership skills and contributing to service improvement, there are a range of national fellowship programmes available to clinicians in Scotland.
Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellowships
In partnership with Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates, Public Services Delivery Scotland, formerly NHS Education for Scotland (NES), offers a number of Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellows to trainees in specialty (post ST2) training.
The Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellowship offers specialty trainees the opportunity to gain experience in clinical leadership while working with national healthcare organisations and leaders. A dental fellowship is also available.
Scottish Quality and Safety Fellowships
Public Services Delivery Scotland, formerly NES, manages the Scottish Quality and Safety Fellowship open to all clinical professions. The programme content covers improvement science, systems thinking, psychology and leadership, human factors and ergonomics, and service design.
The Scottish Quality and Safety Fellowship is open to all clinical professions and focuses on developing skills in quality improvement, systems thinking, leadership, human factors, ergonomics and service design.
Fellowships for GPs
Develop your skills and shape your future career
Public Services Delivery Scotland, formerly NHS Education for Scotland (NES), offers opportunities for peri and post CCT trainees to take on a year's fellowship in various fields. These Fellowships offer a structured, supported way to explore specialist interests while gaining valuable experience early in your career. These will support you to grow professionally and expand your opportunities across general practice helping to shape your career opportunities.
GP Fellowships options include:
- Rural GP Fellowships
- Medical Education in General Practice
- Health Inequality in General Practice
Scottish Rural GP Fellowship
The Scottish Rural GP Fellowship is a one‑year, fully supported post‑CCT programme designed for newly qualified and early‑career GPs who want to develop their skills and confidence in rural medicine. It offers a structured, hands‑on introduction to working in some of Scotland’s most remote, beautiful, and community‑oriented locations.
What the Fellowship Offers
- Tailored clinical skills development and mentorship from experienced rural GPs
- Hands‑on experience across acute, unscheduled, and community‑based care
- Opportunities to deepen continuity of care and become part of close‑knit communities
Want to know more?
For more information about the Scottish Rural GP Fellowship, watch the video below. Visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Scottish Rural GP Fellowships.
đź”— Find details about applications to the Scottish Rural GP Fellowship on the NHS Scotland Deanery Website.
Scottish Rural GP Fellowship Information Session
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