CONSULTANT RESPIRATORY PAEDIATRICIAN
ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Reference - 249594
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.
We 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.
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 Permanent, part time (28 hours per week) post based in the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People.
This is a substantive paediatric respiratory consultant post. It is currently funded for 7PAs but it is expected that opportunities to take on additional PAs will arise.
The department delivers tertiary respiratory care to children in NHS Lothian and by agreement in other health boards across Scotland. The post includes no current commitment to out of hours work but is expected that a dedicated on-call respiratory rota will begin later in 2026 with a planned 1 in 6 contributions, including the successful candidate.
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
For an informal discussion please contact:
Dr Kenneth Macleod, Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician, RHCYP
[email protected]
Dr Don Urquhart, Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician, RHCYP
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Dr Sonia Joseph, Clinical Director of Specialty Paediatrics, RHCYP
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Dr Paul Leonard, Associate Medical Director, Children’s Services, RHCYP
[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.
Closing Date: 13/06/2026
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
Interview Date: 24/06/2026
