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ScotSTAR PAEDIATRIC LOCUM CONSULTANT
ScotSTAR West BASE AT GLASGOW AIRPORT
Applications are invited for sessions in the ScotSTAR Paediatric Retrieval Service operated by the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS). This is a six month fixed term position from August 2026 to February 2027. Please see attached pack for further information.
The post is suitable for specialty trainees who have completed specialty training (or who will CCT within the next 6 months) or equivalent in the following: paediatric intensive care medicine, paediatric anaesthesia, adult intensive care and/or anaesthesia (with regular exposure to paediatrics) or paediatric emergency medicine (with regular exposure to paediatric intensive care medicine).
The retrieval service provides a secondary critical care patient transfer service for paediatric patients (<16 years) in Scotland.
The majority of retrievals undertaken by the Paediatric team are by road in our Paediatric Intensive Care Road Ambulance however approximately 25% are by air on rotary and fixed wing aircraft operated by the SAS and the Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopter.
The post is 10 PA/week with the ScotSTAR Paediatric Retrieval Team.
The post is based at the ScotSTAR West base at Glasgow Airport.
For formal enquiries, please contact:
Dr Christina Harry, Paediatric Retrieval Clinical Lead consultant on 07946787431; email: Christina.Harry@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
Please note that The Scottish Ambulance Service is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.
NHS Scotland 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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.