NHS Lothian
University Hospitals Division
Women & Children’s Services
Fixed term (1 year) Locum Appointments for Training in Paediatrics at ST1 level
LOCATION : RHCYP/ RIE
Reference: 253253
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.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, Full time (40 hours per week) post based in RHCYP/ RIE.
Applications are invited for Locum appointments for training at ST1 level. These posts will be backfilling vacancies in the clinical services caused by maternity leave and other absences. All posts involve working alongside the Paediatric ST trainees and provide the same educational opportunities as the ST placements. The posts will include 6 months of general paediatrics and 6 months of tertiary neonatal care.
Documented competencies achieved through LAT posts can count towards CCT (if subsequently appointed to a Paediatric Specialty Training Programme) or may count towards a CESR application.
To practice medicine in the UK you need to hold both GMC registration and a license to practice. To be eligible for a LAT post you must have evidence of achievement of foundation competences in the three and a half years preceding the advertised post start date for the vacancy, via one of the following 4 methods:
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Current employment in a UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO) affiliated foundation programme.
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Current employment in a GMC approved Specialty Training Programme holding either a National Training Number (NTN) or Deanery Reference Number (DRN).
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A Foundation Programme Certificate of Completion (FPCC) from a UK affiliated foundation programme.
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12 months medical experience after full GMC registration (or equivalent post licensing experience), and a Certificate of Readiness to Enter Specialty Training (CREST).”
This post has deanery approval for training and the successful applicant will receive training opportunities at the appropriate level based on previous experience.
There may be a possibility to extend this appointment to the end of the training year. The extension may be at any of the hospitals on the rotation.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity to join us, please contact one of the Training Program Directors:
Dr Ailis Orr, [email protected] or Dr Laura Jones, [email protected]
If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply.
We cannot accept CV’s 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.
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Closing Date: 15/07/2026
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
Interview Date: 27/07/2026 (Shortlisting complete no later than the 23rd)
