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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
The shift pattern for this post is on call.
This is a Fixed term post until May 2027.
Applications are invited for the above post commencing on 3rd May 2026 at the Royal Hospital for Children at the South Glasgow Hospitals campus.
This post is primarily aimed at individuals pursuing a paediatric surgical career wishing to gain exposure to, and experience in a high quality surgical placement in a tertiary paediatric centre. The post will give successful applicants the opportunity to develop and expand on their experience in Surgical Paediatrics The post will offer successful applicants the opportunity to develop their clinical and professional competence in a purposeful and supervised manner as an assist to overall CV development. The post would be most suitable for doctors who are already committed to a career in Paediatric Surgery and wish to develop their skills in a busy tertiary centre. Whilst this post is not currently accredited as a training post, the content is organised to mirror Higher Surgical Training at dependent upon the experience level of the successful applicant.
The post holder will be supervised to the same level as individuals undertaking Surgical Training, and will have their competence & progression reviewed regularly and at the end of their post. The post holder will be encouraged to support, teach and supervise junior medical staff and to teach medical students. They will also be expected to participate fully in the educational activities of the department or associated specialties and will have access to the departmental surgical teaching programme and the Paediatric Surgery Teaching Programme.
However, as the posts are not formal training posts, there will be no funding for courses or meetings and leave for this purpose will be by mutual negotiation. Post holders will be expected to register and work with an on-line), portfolio, and gather appropriate evidence for revalidation to undergo an in-house Annual Review of Competency Progression (ARCP) at the end of their post. Senior Clinical Fellows will be allocated an educational supervisor in line who will help set learning objectives and clinical supervisors who will be able to conduct regular assessment and appraisal of progress.
Global learning objectives for all posts will follow the principals set out by the current curriculum. Individual fellows will be required to sign a training programme agreement and a learning agreement with their assigned educational supervisor shortly after taking up post. This post based primarily at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, within the department of Paediatric Surgery. However, there may be a requirement to assist in delivering outreach services with a consultant to other centres in the west of Scotland. It is important that applicants understand that this is not an accredited training opportunity. There will be an ongoing commitment to ensure that post holders will be offered appropriate education and training for their level of experience. The clinical experience, clinical and educational supervision and competency progression will be equivalent to the accredited training programme including formal teaching programmes and opportunities to develop surgical skills.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion, please contact: James Andrews - Consultant Paediatric Surgeon on James.andrews5@nhs.scot
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates
This post may close early to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.
Applicants who have not undertaken a UK foundation programme within 3.5 years of the advertised post start date, you may be asked to submit a Certificate of Readiness to Enter Specialty Training (CREST). The CREST form must be completed by a consultant who has worked with you for a minimum continuous period of three months whole-time equivalent wholly within the 3.5 years prior to the advertised post start date for which you are applying.
Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide shortlisting feedback.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We welcome applications from across the Armed Forces Community and recognise military skills, experience and qualifications throughout the recruitment and selection process.
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