NHS GRAMPIAN
CONSULTANT IN NEUROSURGERY
POST REF NO: SC238989
Hours: 32 hours per week. 8 PAs
Location: Ward 205, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen.
We are looking to recruit a Consultant Neurosurgeon based in the Neurosciences Department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, a University Teaching Hospital. The Department of Neurosurgery is a dynamic, progressive department that provides a full service in the field of Neurosurgery for both in-patients and out-patients from the whole of the Grampian Area and most of the service for the Highland, Orkney and Shetland areas.
It is likely that the University will accord the honorary status of Clinical Senior Lecturer for these posts.
Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post). For more information visit
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.
Informal enquiries should be made to Sean Berryman, Unit Operational Manager.
Apply for this post by visiting and search for the above Ref No SC238989. Closing date Sunday 19 April 2026.
Additional Information For Candidates
As of 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 that pay will not be affected.
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NHS Scotland 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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
* If this post operates within Aberdeen City Low Emission Zone, you will be responsible for all costs associated with entering.
NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.
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