Job details
- Job reference: 249295
- Salary: Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064)
- Job closing date: 20/07/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: Victoria Hospital
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 5PAs (20 hrs)
- Job posted date: 17/06/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Fife
- Department: Paediatrics
Applications are invited for this substantive 5 session post of Consultant Paediatrician with special interest in Epilepsy & Neurology to join an existing epilepsy/neurology service consisting of 2 consultants and specialty nurses.
You will join an established team of senior clinicians providing input to the paediatric services across NHS Fife. This appointment represents an opportunity for the appropriate candidate to become a member of a close-knit, hard working and proactive integrated clinical team.
You will contribute to the existing team of Paediatricians in both community and acute settings. At the present time the paediatric service attaches particular importance to enhancing training opportunities and teaching for our junior medical team and maintaining a high quality of teaching for attached medical students.
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 to Non-UK Applicants must demonstrate that they have the knowledge, skills and experience required for practising as an eligible specialist in the UK.
Informal enquiries and visits are welcome and should initially be made to either or both:-
Dr Kirsten Healy and Dr Helen Sheridan, joint Clinical Lead(s) for Paediatrics, via paediatric secretary (01592 728828)
Dr John Morrice, Associate Medical Director for Women and Children Services, via Secretary (01592 728828)
Interviews will be held on 13/08/2026
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It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.
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Person specification
Audit
Essential
- Proven experience of clinical audit
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership in clinical governance roles.
- Postgraduate qualification.
- Proven use of audit as a tool to manage change in clinical practice.
Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of formal or informal teaching, training and supervision of junior medical staff, medical students and other clinical staff.
Desirable
- Instructor status for APLS or EPLS.
- Clinical tutor status, Clinical Educator approval (or similar)
Management
Essential
- An understanding of basic management issues
Desirable
- Desire to develop services for patients.
Qualifications
Essential
- UK trained candidates must be on the specialist register or within 6 months of an approved CCT at the date of interview
- Non UK candidates must have confirmation from the GMC that CESR has been awarded at the date of application
- MRCPCH (or equivalent)
- APLS (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Higher qualification in an area of Epilepsy/Neurology
- SPIN module in Epilepsy/Neurology
General Attributes
Essential
- Able to work in a team with colleagues in own and other disciplines.
- An ability to organize time efficiently and effectively.
- Good communication skills.
- Adaptable and open to new ideas.
Research and Publication
Essential
- Able to undertake critical appraisal of clinical research.
Desirable
- Postgraduate research qualification / experience.
- Evidence of research and publication in peer reviewed journals.
Clinical Skills and Experience
Essential
- A wide experience in acute paediatrics (both in-patient and out-patient).
- The ability to deal with a wide range of paediatric emergencies independently with back up remotely from tertiary specialists
Desirable
- A special interest, or willingness to develop an interest, in Epilepsy/Neurology
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This advert is for Consultant General Paediatrician with interest in Paediatric Epilepsy/Neurology(LW) with NHS Fife in Kirkcaldy, East of Scotland, Scotland. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £111,430 - £148,064. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Jul 2026.
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