259092 Locum Consultant Neurosurgery

Job reference:

259092

Salary:

Locum Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064)

Job closing date:

22/09/2026

Job Type:

Medical and Dental

Location:

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Employment type:

Fixed-term

Hours Per Week:

40

Job posted date:

08/09/2026

Employer (NHS Board):

NHS Lothian

Department:

• Department of Clinical Neurosciences
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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 Fixed Term, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Job Title: Locum Consultant Neurosurgeon with a sub-specialty interest in cranial vascular surgery. Fixed-term for 1 year.

Department: Neurosurgery

Base: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh

The Department of Clinical Neurosciences (DCN) is based in the Edinburgh Bioquarter, 50 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 1TJ on the site of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The neurosurgical on call is expected to be on a 1 in 12 (weekdays) and 1 in 13 (weekend) basis.You may also be required to work at any of NHS Lothian sites, or in an outreach clinic at another hospital.

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:

• Mr Jothy Kandasamy, Clinical Director for Neurosurgery. Jothy.Kandasamy@nhslothian.scot.nhs.ukIf 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***