EG217773 – Consultant Paediatrician with interest in Cardiology

Job Description

Overview

NHS Grampian invites enthusiastic applicants for a Consultant in General Paediatrics with expertise in Cardiology, based within Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital (RACH). The successful applicant will contribute to the Consultant out-of-hours rota for Medical Paediatrics in addition to being Consultant of the week on pro rota basis. This is a permanent, 40 hour per week post (part time and job share will be considered).

About the post

The Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital has a total of 87 beds, providing specialist inpatient and outpatient care in Medical Paediatrics and its sub-specialities, General Paediatric Surgery, Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery, ENT, Dermatology, Orthodontics, Ophthalmology, Clinical Genetics and Child and Family Psychiatry. The Department of Community Child Health and a purpose built Child Protection suite are located within the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital. RACH has its own Accident and Emergency Department under direct Consultant supervision. There are approximately 8000 attendances annually of which two thirds are acute admissions.

Requirements

• 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.
• Alternatively, applicants should possess a CESR / CESR (CP).
• 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. While in locum employment, an application to obtain a CESR / CESR (CP) and entry onto the Specialist Register can be made.
• Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post).
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How to apply

Informal enquiries may be made to: Dr Sarah Jarvis.

Apply for this post by visiting the NHS Jobs site and search for the above Ref No. (apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk).

Closing date: 9 October 2025.

Additional information for candidates

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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. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.