Job details
- Job reference: 256135
- Salary: Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064)
- Job closing date: 01/11/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary / Royal Aberdeen Childrens Hospital
- Employment type: Various Contract Options
- Hours Per Week: Full-time + Part-time
- Job posted date: 05/10/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Grampian
- Department: Emergency Medicine
Consultant in Emergency Medicine
Substantive Consultant (10 PAs) + 12 month Fixed-Term Consultant (10 PAs)
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary / Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital
Join a welcoming Emergency Medicine team serving a diverse region from the Cairngorm Mountains to the North Sea. You will work across a modern adult tertiary centre and a dedicated children’s hospital, with the breadth, autonomy and responsibility expected of a consultant. The role combines high-quality major trauma care, resuscitation, procedural practice, adult and paediatric emergency care, leadership, telemedicine, teaching, improvement and innovation
We are not simply recruiting to fill vacancies, this recruitment is part of a significant workforce growth programme after a successful business case designed to improve sustainability, resilience and consultant presence throughout the emergency care pathway.
| CLINICAL BREADTHAdult and paediatric Emergency Medicine, with consultant-led major trauma care. | A FLEXIBLE CAREERA part-annualised job plan of up to 10 PAs, negotiated around service needs, experience and professional interests. |
| DEVELOP YOUR INTERESTSOpportunities may include major trauma, pre-hospital care, critical care, flow navigation, education, quality improvement and research. | A GREAT PLACE TO LIVEChoose city, coast or countryside, with Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms within easy reach. |
| WE WELCOME APPLICATIONS FROM NEWLY QUALIFIED AND ESTABLISHED CONSULTANTS. PART-TIME WORKING WILL BE CONSIDERED. |
Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post). For more information visit www.gmc-uk.org
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.
CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) or Portfolio Pathway route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive Consultant post once CESR or Portfolio Pathway specialist registration is awarded. Those with an International Recognised Specialist Qualification approved by GMC should have a confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register.
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. Whilst in locum employment, an application to obtain a CESR or Portfolio Pathway Specialist Registration can be made to the GMC.
We would be delighted to arrange an informal conversation or a visit to the departments.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact: Innes Crawford, Service Clinical Director - innes.crawford@nhs.scot
Apply for this post by visiting apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk and search for the above Ref No.
Closing date: Sunday, 1st November 2026.
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