Locum Consultant Community Paediatrician
NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Locum Consultant in Community Paediatrics to provide targeted support in reducing long waits, with a specific focus on achieving zero patients waiting over 52 weeks. This short-term post will contribute to service recovery efforts by increasing clinical capacity, improving patient flow, and ensuring timely access to care for children and families.
The successful candidate will work closely with the existing paediatric team, Service Manager, and Clinical Lead to assess, prioritise, and manage patients on the waiting list. They will also contribute to clinical governance, documentation, and reporting to support progress monitoring and sustainability of improvements.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on service delivery and patient outcomes within a supportive and forward-thinking team.
This is a full time post. The core 10 PA working week will be based on 9 PA’s of Direct Clinical Care (DCC) duties and 1 PA of SPA time. There is no oncall commitment.
Proposals for additional SPA time from applicants are encouraged. In addition to the 1 PA for Non-DCC/SPA activities, the Board is supportive of applications for additional SPA time from individuals with well-developed ideas for improving services who are able to demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement, patient safety (including human factors training), Medical Education, Research & Development, acting as an Appraiser, etc. Applicants who are able to demonstrate a commitment to any of the above or other areas and wishing to commence on more than 1 PA for SPA duties should discuss proposals with the identified Recruitment Lead and/or Service Manager who will consider the request in line with the successful candidate’s professional and service requirements.
Interview date: 26th January 2026 PM
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