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Clinical Fellow in Renal Medicine
Royal Infirmary 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 Infirmary of Edinburgh Hospital.
40 Hours per week
12 months fixed term available from February 2027.
The post holder(s) will be based primarily at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, but may be required to travel to satellite units in SJH, WGH and Borders.
This is a full-time post which has been funded by NHS Lothian to provide specialty experience in Nephrology.
The post is aimed towards a post-CCT physician seeking additional experience in certain sub-specialty aspects of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation. These may be negotiated with the successful candidate.
Specific interests of the successful candidate such as research aims will be accomodated where applicable as much as possible.
The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh provides renal services to Lothian & Borders and kidney transplantation to the North, East and South-East of Scotland, and kidney-pancreas transplantation for the whole of Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The renal unit is additionally a registered training site for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
The post holder will be based mainly in the Department of Renal Medicine at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and would participate in the StR on call rota.
GMC registered medical practitioner.
License to practice
Completed core medical training or equivalent
MRCP or equivalent
CCT in Nephrology
The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh provides general nephrology and dialysis services for Lothian and Borders, kidney transplantation to the North, East and South-East of Scotland, and kidney-pancreas, liver and islet transplantation for the whole of Scotland.
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
Closing Date 02/05/2026
For an informal discussion please contact:
Dr Wendy Metcalfe
Email: wendy.metcalfe@nhs.scot
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