Consultant in Paediatric High Dependency Care

Job reference:

259432

Salary:

Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064)

Job closing date:

09/10/2026

Job Type:

Medical and Dental

Location:

Royal Hospital for Children and Young People

Employment type:

Permanent

Hours Per Week:

40

Job posted date:

11/09/2026

Employer (NHS Board):

NHS Lothian

Department:

• High Dependency Unit
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• Consultant in Paediatric High Dependency Care
• Paediatric Critical Care
• Royal Hospital for Children & Young People, Edinburgh

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.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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 Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Royal Hospital for Children and Young People.

This is a consultant post in Paediatric High Dependency Care, based at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People.

The post will be available from October 1, 2026

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.

Closing Date 09/10/2026

Informal enquiries and visits are welcome and should initially be made to:

Dr Jillian McFadzean, Clinical Director for Paediatric Critical Care, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, 50 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ

Telephone 0131 312 0552; e-mail: jillian.mcfadzean@nhs.scot

Dr David Armstrong, Clinical Lead for Paediatric High Dependency Care and Outreach, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, 50 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ

Telephone 0131 312 0552; email David.armstrong@nhs.scot

Dr Laura Fraser, Clinical Director for Acute Paediatrics, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, 50 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ

Telephone 0131 312 0552; e-mail: laura.fraser5@nhs.scot

If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply.

We cannot accept CV’s 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***

Interview Date: 30/10/2026