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NHS Grampian invites enthusiastic applicants for a Consultant in Paediatrics, based in Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital. CESR candidates will be considered in a locum capacity. The successful applicant will contribute to the Consultant out-of-hours rota for Medical Paediatrics and undertake COW as well as General Paediatric clinics. Interest within Paediatric sub-specialities would be considered.
The Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital has a total of 93 beds, providing specialist inpatient and outpatient care in Medical Paediatrics and its sub-specialities, General Paediatric Surgery, Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery, ENT, Dermatology, Orthodontics, Ophthalmology, Clinical Genetics and Child and Family Psychiatry. The Department of Community Child Health and a purpose built Child Protection suite are located within the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital. RACH has its own Accident and Emergency Department under direct Consultant supervision. There are approximately 8000 attendances annually of which two thirds are acute admissions. The Paediatric service is delivered by a total of 22 Medical & Surgical Consultants, 10 Associate Specialists, two Speciality Doctors and 15 RCPCH trainees.
Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. For more information visit www.gmc-uk.org.
Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register from date of interview.
Alternatively, applicants should possess a CESR / CESR (CP).
Applications from doctors with appropriate specialist training and experience who are not listed on the GMC Specialist Register can be considered for a Locum Consultant post (up to 12 months) if no substantive Consultant appointment is made. Whilst in locum employment, an application to obtain a CESR / CESR (CP) and entry onto the Specialist Register can be made.
Informal enquiries may be made to:
Dr Sarah Jarvis, Consultant Paediatrician or Dr Marianne Cochrane, Consultant Paediatrician/Unit Clinical Director on 01224 551706 or email: sarah.jarvis2@nhs.scot