221243 - Consultant Physician in Acute and General Medicine with Medicine Specialty sessions (MCD)

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. 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. NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

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 post based in Western General Hospital.

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via the official site. For an informal discussion please contact Dr Jenni Crane, Clinical Director, Directorate of Medicine, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU. Email:

External site: please visit the official NHS Scotland jobs site for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. We cannot accept CVs 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: 21/10/2025