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NHS LOTHIAN
LOCUM APPOINTMENT FOR TRAINING IN Emergency Medicine – Paediatric
Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Young People
Reference: 2647143
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.
Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, Full time (40 hours per week) post based in Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Young People
We would love you to join our team here in Edinburgh. This one-year post will allow a senior Emergency Medicine (EM) trainee to develop their skills in Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM). Following successful completion of this year they will be able to complete their training in EM and apply for a CCT in Emergency Medicine with PEM as a subspecialty.
The post is only open to trainees in Emergency Medicine. Please do not apply if you do not have an Emergency Medicine training number.
Paediatric trainees looking to pursue PEM should discuss this with their own Training Program Director.
This post has deanery approval for training and the successful applicant will receive training opportunities at the appropriate level based on previous experience.
There may be a possibility to extend this appointment to the end of the training year. The extension may be at any of the hospitals on the rotation.
For an informal discussion or further information please contact:
Dr Gillian Pickering
Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Training Program Director for Emergency Medicine
Emergency Department, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4SA
Gillian.pickering@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Dr Lindsay Reid
Clinical Director and Consultant in Emergency Medicine
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh
Lindsay.reid@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
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Closing Date: 08/12/2026
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