Locum Consultant Neurosurgeon with...

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To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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 sub-specialty interest in complex spine surgery. ( Fixed-term for 1 year)

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:

Reference: 263368

Contract Type: Permanent

Posted On: 26 Oct 2026

Closing Date: 02/11/2026