Job Advert
General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist
General Adult Psychiatry – St John’s Hospital, Livingston
Reference: CG2228
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 permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based in St John’s Hospital, Livingston. We can also support consultants who wish to work on a part-time basis.
This post is based at St John’s Hospital are an integral part of the general adult psychiatry service for Edinburgh and the Lothians, with services delivered by the four Lothian-wide Health and Social Care Partnerships and Royal Edinburgh and Associated Services (REAS).
The posts represent an exciting opportunity to work as a consultant in a vibrant, rapidly developing and supportive service. Full personal mentorship and support is available to develop your career to the highest level. The core clinical components of the posts will be to provide a general adult psychiatry service to a catchment population within a supportive multidisciplinary team structure. As a member of the NHS Lothian service, you will be strongly supported and encouraged to develop additional interests as part of your professional activity, which could include wider medical education, research, leadership and quality improvement activity to the highest level available in Scotland. Opportunities to obtain further experience across the wider Edinburgh and Lothian service are often available and will be encouraged and facilitated according to individual circumstances and developmental needs
It is expected that this post will attract an initial maximum 7.5/2.5 PA split between direct clinical care and supporting wider professional activities, dependant both on the developmental needs and professional aspirations of the post-holder and the requirements of the Lothian-wide service.
We are looking for consultants for both inpatient and community work and have a degree of flexibility in how this is configured. We can also support consultants who wish to work on a part-time basis.
Edinburgh and the Lothians offer an unrivalled and beautiful location to live with superb housing, educational, cultural, and recreational facilities, right in the heart of Scotland.
We would encourage informal visits to the service. For further information and to arrange a visit please contact:
Dr Louise Mowatt, Consultant Psychiatrist/Clinical Director,
Tel: 01506 523771
louise.mowatt@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
For a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk
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: 30th October 2021
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
Interview Date: 16th November 2021