Consultant Paediatrician - General and Community

Job reference:

258348

Salary:

Please see advert

Job closing date:

28/10/2026

Job Type:

Medical and Dental

Location:

Raigmore Hospital

Employment type:

Permanent

Hours Per Week:

40

Job posted date:

22/09/2026

Employer (NHS Board):

NHS Highland

Department:

• General and Community Paediatrics
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• Consultant Paediatrician (General and Community)
• Raigmore Hospital and Morven House, Inverness
• £115,331–£153,247 per annum
• Full-time — 10 PAs per week (1.0 WTE)

At a glance:

• Base: Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, with hospital paediatrics in the main hospital and community paediatrics at Morven House on the Raigmore site.
• Working pattern: Full-time, 10 PAs per week (1.0 WTE), split broadly evenly between hospital (medical) paediatrics (approximately 5.2 PAs, including the on-call commitment) and community paediatrics (approximately 4.8 PAs). SPA follows the NHS Highland hybrid job-planning model, approximately 2 SPA within the 10 PAs, covering CPD across both the hospital and community programmes, audit and governance, appraisal, job planning and departmental meetings. Outside the five hot weeks the timetable is designed to leave one weekday (currently Friday) free of fixed commitments, supporting a compressed four-day working week if the postholder wishes. The job plan is indicative and will be confirmed at formal job planning on appointment.
• Clinical focus: A blended hospital and community general paediatric post, with the opportunity to develop a special interest.
• On-call: Non-resident consultant rota for general paediatric emergencies at approximately 1:10, attracting a 5% availability supplement payable in addition to basic salary. The associated on-call work is included within the 10 PA job plan, and the post carries no neonatal on-call commitment.

We are seeking a Consultant Paediatrician to join our team in a blended hospital and community role on a full-time (1.0 WTE) basis.

This is a varied whole-time post that combines hospital (medical) paediatrics with community child health. The hospital component includes five general paediatric hot weeks a year on the Highland Children’s Ward as consultant of the week, general paediatric outpatient clinics at Raigmore, and a quarterly visit to Caithness with clinics at Thurso and Wick. The community component includes locality clinics in Inverness, a travelling locality clinic outside Inverness with the travel job-planned, and a roughly monthly clinic at the Belford Hospital in Fort William, together with child protection medical assessments and case conferences, medical assessments for looked-after and adopted children, and a share of the weekday child protection rota. Outside the five hot weeks the timetable is arranged across four weekdays, leaving one day (currently Friday) clear of fixed sessions, so a compressed four-day week is possible for those who would prefer it; this would be settled at formal job planning.

The post carries the opportunity to develop a special interest. We have deliberately left this open: rather than specifying an area, we would encourage you to contact us to discuss what would suit both your interests and the needs of the department. We can support development in a hospital subspecialty or a community-facing area, depending on the successful candidate.

This post would suit a general paediatrician who enjoys breadth of practice and is motivated by delivering high-quality care across both hospital and community settings in a large rural region. Clinical supervision of a paediatric trainee and undergraduate teaching form part of the post. Out-of-hours duties are on a non-resident consultant rota for general paediatric emergencies, approximately 1:10, with no neonatal on-call commitment.

The department has a well-established team of hospital and community consultant paediatricians, supported by SAS grade doctors and advanced nurse practitioners. It is an active training department, hosting medical students alongside GP, Broad Based Training and paediatric specialty trainees.

Inverness offers an outstanding quality of life at the gateway to the Highlands. The Cairngorms National Park lies around 30 minutes to the south, with almost 40 Munros within about an hour’s drive. Hill walking, mountain biking, climbing, skiing at CairnGorm and field sports are all close at hand, with water sports on Loch Ness and the Moray Firth. There are also more than 30 golf courses nearby, including Cabot Highlands and Royal Dornoch.

The city has a thriving traditional music scene, sports clubs for children and families, and the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival nearby. Inverness is compact and safe, with good state schools, affordable housing and short commutes. Eden Court provides a major theatre and cinema venue, Inverness Airport has direct flights to a range of UK and European destinations, and the Caledonian Sleeper offers overnight rail travel to London Euston.

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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