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Job reference: 126166
Salary: Locum Consultant (£91,474 - £121,548)
Job closing date: 21/11/2022
Job Type: Medical and Dental
Location: Royal Hospital for Children and Young People
Employment type: Fixed-term
Hours Per Week: 40
Job posted date: 03/11/2022
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
Department: Paediatric Medicine

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NHS Lothian


LOCUM CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN

General and Acute Paediatrics

Reference: CG2542



Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term 12 months, full time (40 hours per week) post based at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People Edinburgh.


This fixed term post has arisen in the Medical Paediatrics team in response to service requirements. Commitments of this post will be split between the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP), Edinburgh, and St John’s Hospital Livingston with the exact split to be agreed in job planning. The post is available from 01 February 2023. The post holder will join an established and experienced team of Medical Paediatrics doctors.


The standard week will include one general paediatrics outpatient clinic, supervision of a registrar (ST) clinic, and contribution to out of hours on-call rota. The successful applicant will have a range of clinical experience and competence in general paediatric medicine. Level 2 Child Protection training is essential.


More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.


Informal inquiries should be made to:


Dr Guy Millman, Clinical Director, Telephone number:  0131 312 0436

Email: guy.millman@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk


Dr Venita Sharma, Consultant Paediatrician, venita.sharma@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk


Dr Helen Rhodes, Consultant Paediatrician, helen.rhodes@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk


If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. 


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: 21st November 2022


Interview Date: 1st December 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

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