216402 - Consultant General Paediatrician with a specialist interest in Allergy (MCD)

NHS Lothian

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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 RHCYP, Edinburgh.

The department delivers tertiary General Paediatric Allergy Care in addition to tertiary General and Specialist Paediatric services, to children in NHS Lothian and other health boards. The post includes a commitment to out of hours resident working covering general paediatrics at RHCYP at evenings and weekends and consultant of the week for acute

general paediatrics. The post is allocated 70% DCC and SPA activity in Paediatric Allergy and 30% DCC in General Paediatrics. Paediatric Allergy Service contribution includes outpatient clinical, e-triage and e-advice service and inpatient consultations with a view to further building the paediatric allergy service in areas such as oral immunotherapy, psychological support and research.

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:

For an informal discussion please contact:

Prof Jurgen Schwarze, Professor of Child Life and Health, RHCYP and University of Edinburgh. , email

Dr. Helen Rhodes, Consultant General Paediatrician, Paediatric Allergy Interest and Clinical Lead SJH. , email:

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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: 04/08/2025