Job Advert
NHS Lothian
Locum Consultant
Respiratory Medicine
Reference: CG2439
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 (12 months), full time (40 hours per week) post based in St John’s Hospital.
The post-holder will work with Respiratory colleagues at St John’s to provide inpatient and outpatient Respiratory Services for patients in West Lothian. Subspecialist interests will be actively encouraged and each post-holder will be expected to link with relevant Respiratory specialists at the RIE and WGH to provide access to subspecialist services for patients across Lothian.
On call duties are for Acute and/or General Medicine. The acute medical commitment involves timely assessment of patients presenting to the Front Door of the hospital. At present the acute medical take is organised as ‘Consultant of the Day’ and the unit is organised into 4 teams of 4-5 Consultants. The anticipated on call rota is 1 in 16-20 for weekdays and 1 in 10 for weekends (Fri/Sat or Sun).
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
For an informal discussion please contact:
Dr Karen Adamson
Clinical Director
Tel 01506 523 838, karen.adamson@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Dr Donald Noble
Clinical lead for Respiratory Medicine
Tel 01506 523 954, donald.noble@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
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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 that details of all current medical vacancies for NHS Lothian can be found at www.medicaljobs.scot.nhs.uk
Closing Date: 29 June 2022
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***