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Job reference: 193590
Salary: Consultant (£96,963 - £128,841)
Job closing date: 25/10/2024
Job Type: Medical and Dental
Location: Royal Hospital for Children
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 40
Job posted date: 27/09/2024
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Department: Paediatric Surgery

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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.


Applications are invited from motivated and suitably qualified Paediatric Surgeons who wish to join our team at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow.

We are primarily seeking to appoint a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon with an elective Interest in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery. The candidate will be expected to undertake a full range of Upper GI and HPB practice including the well-established gastrostomy and complex nutrition services. We are looking for a talented candidate who will be able support the department’s many emergency responsibilities. Candidates should have a demonstrable interest in Upper GI surgery and evidence of effective multi-disciplinary working – a cornerstone of our complex nutrition service.

The successful candidate must have full GMC Registration and a licence to practise and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or be within 6 months of CCT from the date of interview.  Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.

Informal Contact: Atul Sabharwal, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, 0141 451 6564, atul.sabharwal@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

INTERVIEW DATE: 01/11/2024

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.


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