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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.
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
Applications are welcome for the above permanent, full time post based in Western General Hospital
All posts are based in the Department of Acute and General Medicine at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh.
These novel posts support a planned expansion of the unit focusing on immediate triage, assessment and care of our patient population further enhancing the patient experience, maximising the use of alternatives to assessment or admission and improving overall performance within the unit.
We are a clinically diverse, enthusiastic and growing group of Consultants with varied specialty and non-clinical expertise recognised at a local, national and international level. We are keen to expand this further therefore inclusion of specialty sessions may be negotiated with appropriate departments. There is strong collegiate working ethos at WGH which has clear benefits for our patients and wider team.
From an Acute and General Medicine point of view, there will be a contribution to:
-the medicine acute take
-the acute care of general medical patients in our front door assessment areas
-downstream care of general medical patients in the general medical wards
Medical specialties on site include Medicine of the Elderly, Respiratory, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Cardiology, Infectious Diseases, Stroke Medicine, Rheumatology, Gastroenterology and Dermatology. Further medical specialties are hosted at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and St John’s Hospital Livingston.
Posts will be predominantly based at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh but may also be required to work at any of NHS Edinburgh and the Lothian’s sites.
Applications for less than full time working are welcome.
Please see attached Job Description and person specification for more details.
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***
Interview Date: 22/05/2026 PM
Please note that we are working with very tight schedule for this recruitment. The planned time line is
Job closing: 19/05/2026
Interview invites sent by COB 20/05/2026
Interviews will take place on 22/05/2026 in the afternoon.