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royal hospital for children, Glasgow
These posts will be based in the Royal Hospital for Children (RHC), Glasgow, commencing when available or from August 2022. These posts will offer 6 or 12 months of focused training in one or two subspecialties selected by the appointees from those detailed below (subject to service need) with out of hours work contributing to the on call Acute Paediatrics rota.
The posts are particularly suitable for applicants at levels ST3-ST8 seeking out-of-programme exposure to specific subspecialty training that is not available within their own programme. The following subspecialties are available: Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Paediatric Nephrology, Paediatric Gastroenterology, Paediatric Neurology, Paediatric Rheumatology, Paediatric Infectious Diseases, You will be expected to work on our acute receiving middle-grade rota, including hospital at night. Trainees within ST training programmes are advised to discuss their application with their Training Programme Director early in the application process.
The RHC is a new built state of the art facility opened in 2015 which provides regional subspecialty services for the whole of the West of Scotland and some aspects of subspecialty services for the whole of Scotland. Candidates should have completed level 1 training and hold the full MRCPCH (or equivalent international qualifications and training).
For further information please contact Clinical Lead for General Paediatrics Dr Owen Forbes (owen.forbes@ggc.scot.nhs.uk) or 0141 4516569. There will be the opportunity to discuss potential post with subspecialty team prior to appointment.
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.