242790 Locum Consultant Radiologist

Overview

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

We will consider applicants for the above locum (12 months), full-time post based in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. NHS Lothian is seeking a motivated, skilled radiologist to join our team of 16 Diagnostic neuroradiologists at the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Little France, Edinburgh.

Responsibilities

You will have all the skills expected of a neuroradiologist, particularly cross-sectional imaging. The ability to perform image-guided biopsy and intervention would be preferable, along with Head and Neck imaging and biopsy expertise.

You will contribute to the on-call rota, which comes with access to a home workstation if desired. This can also, subject to local negotiation, be used for home working for some of your normal working week.

Please see attached Job Description and person specification for more details. Informal enquiries to clinical lead: Dr David Summers () or clinical director Dr John Taylor ().

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Qualifications

• 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.

Additional Information

It is essential you are registered with the GMC, have a licence to practice and be either on, or within 6 months of eligibility of admission to the specialist register at the time of interview (intended March 2026 or later).

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 shortlisting. 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.