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NHS Lothian
Locum Consultant
In Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Royal Hospital for Children and Young People Edinburgh
Reference: CG2539
Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term (12 months), full time (40 hours per week) post based in at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People.
The successful applicant will join the current team to provide paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition (PGHAN) care for patients in Lothian, and support specialist PGHAN provision to outreach services in NHS Fife and Borders. This appointment will support a consultant of the week (CoW) model providing a comprehensive out of hours consultant rota This fixed term post holder will join the team to work with the current staff to support clinical care. This post holder will have an increased commitment to new patient PGHAN clinics to, creating capacity to reduce the current 12 month waiting time to within the Scottish Government target levels. It is envisaged that the new post holder will contribute equally to the PGHAN service with the five full time consultants. Sub-specialist and outreach clinics are currently supported by all consultants, and the new post holder will have an opportunity to link with the existing team in providing and developing these services
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:
Informal inquiries should be made to:
Dr Sonia Joseph, Clinical Director of Medical Paediatric Specialties, NHS Lothian,
0131 312 0749 sonia.joseph@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Professor Richard Russell, Clinical lead for Paediatric Gastroenterology, NHS Lothian,
0131 312 0431 Richard.Russell@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Dr Corinne Love, Associate Divisional Medical Director, Women’s and Children’s Services
0131 242 2615 Corinne.Love@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.
Closing Date: 6th November 2022
Interview Date: 22nd November 2022.
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.