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NHS Grampian invites enthusiastic applicants for appointment to the post of Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, based within the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital (RACH). The successful applicant will join one other Consultant colleague to deliver an RACH-based Paediatric Neurology service with outreach, with a mixed secondary and tertiary caseload, working as part of the North of Scotland Neurology Network (NESCANN).
The Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital has a total of 93 beds, providing specialist inpatient and outpatient care in Acute Medical Paediatrics and its sub-specialities, General Paediatric Surgery, oOrthopaedic and Plastic Surgery, ENT, Dermatology, Orthodontics, Ophthalmology, Clinical Genetics and Child and Family Psychiatry. The Department of Community Child Health and a purpose built Child Protection suite are located within the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital. RACH has its own Accident and Emergency Department under direct Consultant supervision. There are approximately 8000 attendances annually of which two thirds are acute admissions. The tertiary Paediatric Neurology service is delivered by 2 WTE Consultant Paediatric Neurologists supported by a paediatrician with special interest in epilepsy, 2 epilepsy specialist nurses, ketogenic dietician, neuropsychology, neuromuscular physiotherapist and a full range of neurological investigations available within NHS Grampian. The Paediatic Neurology Consultants are part of a wider team of paediatricians and paediatric sub-specilaists based at RACH. The successful appointee will contribute to a 1: 5 NESCANN-wide out-of-hours paediatric neurology rota for telephone advice to patients within the region comprising Grampian, Tayside, Highland, Shetland and Orkney health boards.
Aberdeen city appeals to all interests and lifestyles, and offers all the attractions of any major city. Aberdeenshire boasts many picturesque towns and villages within easy commuting distance and provides access to an enormous range of outdoor pursuits, ranging from fishing to skiing. There are excellent facilities available for high quality education, both state and private. Excellent transport links ensure that Edinburgh and Glasgow are less than 3 hours by train and the Aberdeen International Airport has multiple flights daily to London (flight time 1.25 hours) and many other destinations across the UK and Europe.
Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register from date of interview.
Alternatively, applicants should possess a CESR / CESR (CP).
Applications from doctors with appropriate specialist training and experience who are not listed on the GMC Specialist Register can be considered for a Locum Consultant post (up to 12 months) if no substantive Consultant appointment is made. Whilst in locum employment, an application to obtain a CESR / CESR (CP) and entry onto the Specialist Register can be made.
Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. For more information visit www.gmc-uk.org. Successful candidates will be supported with visa requirements to work in UK.
Informal enquiries may be made to:
Dr Marianne Cochrane, Consultant Paediatrician/ Clinical Director on 01224 553037 or email: marianne.cochrane@nhs.scot
Dr Elma Stephen, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist on 01224 554069 or email: elma.stephen@nhs.scot