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Job requirements
Essential
21 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Ability
Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team in a potentially busy and stressful environment.
- Ability
Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with patients and other team members
- Ability
Ability to make independent decisions with consultant support.
- Experience
Substantial middle-grade experience (equivalent ST6 and above), specifically in paediatrics, anaesthetics/ICM, or emergency medicine
- Motivation
Evidence of commitment to: patient-focused care
- Motivation
Evidence of commitment to: effective and efficient use of resources
- Motivation
Understanding of limitations
- Motivation
Understanding of the work of the Scottish Paediatric Patient Safety Programme
- Motivation
Clear commitment to developing role in paediatric intensive care
- Team Working
Ability to work in a team with colleagues in own and other disciplines
- Team Working
Ability to organise time efficiently and effectively
- Team Working
Ability to motivate colleagues
- Teaching and Audit
Evidence of commitment to: clinical audit
- Teaching and Audit
Evidence of commitment to: formal and informal teaching and training of medical students and other staff
- Teaching and Audit
Evidence of commitment to: learning and continuing professional development
- Circumstances of Job
May be required to work at any of NHS Lothian’s sites
- Academic Achievements
Understanding of the importance of research
- Qualifications and Training
GMC registered medical practitioner
- Qualifications and Training
Licence to practise
- Qualifications and Training
MRCPCH or equivalent qualification to baseline speciality
- Qualifications and Training
EPLS/APLS Provider
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience in paediatric or neonatal intensive care medicine at middle grade level.
- Teaching and Audit
Evidence of teaching/learning qualification
- Academic Achievements
Evidence of research activity and presentations
- Qualifications and Training
Basic POCUS course
- Qualifications and Training
Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Job details
- Job reference: 259374
- Salary: Clinical Fellow (CT) - (£45,504 - £60,199)
- Job closing date: 01/10/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: Royal Hospital for Children and Young People
- Employment type: Fixed-term
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Job posted date: 10/09/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
- Department: Paediatric Critical Care
Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Intensive Care (1 post)
Paediatric Intensive Care
Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh
You may also be required to work at any of NHS Lothian sites.
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.
Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh (RHCYP)
This post is in the Paediatric Critical Care Unit, encompassing both Paediatric Intensive Care and High Dependency Care, at Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh (RHCYP), one of two provider units for the Scottish Paediatric Intensive Care Service.
This post is available for 12 months from October 2026
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via link below.
Closing Date 01/10/2026
Informal enquiries and visits are welcome and should initially be made to:
Dr Jillian McFadzean, Clinical Director, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care and Anaesthesia
Tel: 0131 536 0226; Email: jillian.mcfadzean@nhs.scot
Dr. Danielle Caulfield, Trainee Lead, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care
Tel: 0131 536 0226; Email: danielle.caulfield@nhs.sco
Or
Dr. Catherine McDougall, Clinical Lead, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care and Respiratory Medicine
Tel: 0131 536 0226; Email: catherine.mcdougall@nhs.scot
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This advert is for Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Critical Care with NHS Lothian in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is listed as a Junior Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £45,504 - £60,199. The contract type is Fixed-term. The application deadline is 01 Oct 2026.
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