EG224056 Fixed Term Consultant Paediatrician for Bairns Hoose
Fixed Term Consultant with Special Interest in Child Protection. 24 hours per week (6PAs). Fixed Term for 8 months. Location: Bairns’ Hoose, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital.
The successful applicant will join a dynamic Community Child Health Department within a Combined Child Health Service of NHS Grampian. They will join the team of Consultants, Associate Specialists and Specialty Doctors who provide Specialist Child Protection Services to children and young people living in and around Aberdeen.
Post offers an exciting opportunity to work within the new Aberdeen City Bairns’ Hoose based on the Icelandic ‘Barnahus’ (child’s house) model, bringing together justice, health, social work and recovery support. The post holder will be a key member of the Bairns’ Hoose Team and will have the opportunity to develop the service. They will work as part of NHSG Child Protection Specialist Team in Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital and be based there.
Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. (Licence to practise 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 from date of interview. Alternatively, applicants should possess a CESR / CESR (CP).
* Please note - If this post operates within Aberdeen City Low Emission Zone, you will be responsible for all costs associated with entering.
Contact: Dr Marianne Forrester, Consultant Paediatrician, Lead Paediatrician Child Protection – marianne.forrester@nhs.scot.
Apply by visiting apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk and search for Ref No. EG224056. Closing date Sunday 19th October 2025.
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.
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