EG236528 - Consultant Paediatrician with interest in Respiratory

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NHS Grampian invites enthusiastic applicants for a Consultant Paediatrician with interest in Respiratory, based within Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital (RACH). The post holder will join 3 other Consultants in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, based at RACH and working within the North of Scotland Paediatric Respiratory Network. The successful applicant will contribute to an on call 1:10 rota and Consultant of the Week rota (approximately 5 weeks a year). RACH provides specialist inpatient and outpatient care in Medical Paediatrics, General Paediatric Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, ENT, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Services, Ophthalmology, Oncology, Haematology, Clinical Genetics and its own departments of Radiology, Pharmacy, Dietetics, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Play and Social Work, as well as Child and Family Mental Health Services. Additionally, the hospital has its own Accident and Emergency Department under direct Consultant supervision, with approximately 8,000 attendances annually. A 10 beded Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) receives the vast majority of unscheduled Medical Paediatric and A&E admissions. Children stay up to 24 hours and if not discharged are transferred to the Medical Ward. The 30 beded Medical Ward also receives elective admissions and directly admits patients with chronic conditions e.g. Oncology, Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis. The 4 beded High Dependency Unit is a facility for all Medical and Surgical Specialities. The Department of Community Child Health and a purpose built Child Protection Suite are located within the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital.

A healthy balance between activities at work and out of work is readily achievable at NHSG. Aberdeen offers all the attractions of any major city. Aberdeenshire boasts many picturesque towns and villages within easy commuting distance and provides access to an enormous range of outdoor pursuits, ranging from fishing to skiing. There are excellent facilities available for high quality education, both state and private. Excellent transport links ensure that Edinburgh and Glasgow are less than 3 hours by train and the Aberdeen airport has multiple flights daily to London and many other destinations across the UK and Europe.

Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post). For more information visit

Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register from date of interview.

CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) or Portfolio Pathway route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive Consultant post once CESR or Portfolio Pathway specialist registration is awarded. Those with an International Recognised Specialist Qualification approved by GMC should have a confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register.

Applications from doctors with appropriate specialist training and experience who are not listed on the GMC Specialist Register can be considered for a Locum Consultant post (up to 12 months) if no substantive Consultant appointment is made. Whilst in locum employment, an application to obtain a CESR or Portfolio Pathway Specialist Registration can be made to the GMC.

Informal enquiries may be made to:
Dr James Stewart, Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician on email
Dr Catriona Middleton, Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician on email
Dr Sarah Jarvis, Consultant Paediatrician and Service Clinical Director on email

Apply for this post by visiting apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk and search for the above Ref No.

Closing date 1 April 2026

As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

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