Royal Hospital for Children and Young People
Locum Consultant Paediatric HDU
Royal Hospital for Children and young people
Reference - 224620
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.
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, full time (40 hours per week) post based in RHCYP.
The post will be available from 1st September 2025, for a duration of 9 months.
The post also includes weeks of service in acute paediatrics for the Paediatric Acute Receiving Unit (PARU).
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
For an informal discussion please contact:
Dr Jillian McFadzean, Clinical Director for Paediatric Critical Care and Neonatology
0131 312 0552; an@
Dr David Armstrong, Clinical Lead for Paediatric High Dependency Care and Outreach
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Dr Laura Fraser, Clinical Director for Acute Paediatrics,
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We cannot accept CVs 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: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
Closing date: 13/09/2025
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