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Job Title and Overview
Consultant Anaesthetist – Paediatric Anaesthesia (substantive post)
This post is a whole‑time equivalent Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in Paediatric Anaesthesia. It involves 8 Direct Clinical Care Programmed Activities and 2 Supporting Professional Activities, offering sessions in both adult and paediatric practice, suitable for those wishing to maintain skills in both areas. The post contributes to the paediatric anaesthesia on‑call out‑of‑hours rota with an on‑call frequency of up to 1 in 8.5, with prospective cover on a non‑resident basis.
Location
Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital – a tertiary paediatric centre providing high quality, acute, and comprehensive care for children up to age 16 years from Grampian region, Orkney and Shetland Islands. Supports a Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Aberdeen Maternity Hospital and is part of the North of Scotland Trauma Network.
Team and Department
The Anaesthetic department covers a comprehensive range of clinical services and caters for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training programmes. The department is recognised for expanding research activity and support for local, regional and national professional activities.
Flexible Working
Flexible working arrangements including part‑time, annualised job plans, and job sharing may be considered.
Qualifications and Experience
Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required (licence must be in place prior to starting in post). 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. CESR or Portfolio Pathway route doctors are only eligible to apply once CESR or Portfolio Pathway specialist registration is awarded. Doctors with an International Recognised Specialist Qualification approved by GMC must have confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register.
Doctors with appropriate specialist training and experience not listed on the GMC Specialist Register may be considered for a Locum Consultant post (up to 12 months) if no substantive Consultant appointment is made. During locum employment an application to obtain CESR or Portfolio Pathway Specialist Registration can be made to the GMC.
Additional Information
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full‑time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part‑time hours will be reduced pro‑rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so pay will not be affected.
Access to an accessibility statement: https://www.eess.nhs.scot/jobtrain-accessibility-statement/
Visit Aberdeen Anaesthesia website: https://www.aberdeenanaesthesia.org
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