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Job reference: 235371
Salary: Clinical Fellow (£45,504 - £71,550)
Job closing date: 16/01/2026
Job Type: Medical and Dental
Location: Royal Hospital for Children and Young People
Employment type: Fixed-term
Hours Per Week: 40
Job posted date: 17/12/2025
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
Department: Children Services

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Job Title: Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Orthopaedics

Department: Trauma and Orthopaedics

Base: Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh


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.


Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Royal Hospital for Children & Young People


A senior clinical fellow is required for Trauma and Orthopaedics at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh. The Candidate will be expected to join the Paediatric Orthopaedic team and provide emergency cover at the level of a senior orthopaedic trainee, joining the out of hours RD rota. They will be expected to contribute to fracture and elective clinics, and trauma and elective theatre with appropriate supervision from consultant colleagues. They will be expected to support and teach more junior colleagues and members of the MDT


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:

Emily Baird

Email:Emily.baird@nhs.scot

or

Alistair Baxter

Email:alistair.baxter@nhs.scot


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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***



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