# Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lothian. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-paediatric-respiratory-medicine/ecebcb32-f7be-4df4-bd48-e774c4e08f65 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-paediatric-respiratory-medicine/ecebcb32-f7be-4df4-bd48-e774c4e08f65.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lothian - **Town:** Edinburgh - **Region:** East of Scotland - **Country:** Scotland - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £111,430 - £148,064 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T09:21:24.983Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=259998 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=259998 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslothian.scot ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 249594 - Salary: Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064) - Job closing date: 13/06/2026 - Job Type: Medical and Dental - Location: Royal Hospital for Children and Young People - Employment type: Permanent - Hours Per Week: 28 - Job posted date: 26/05/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian - Department: Paediatric Respiratory Consultant Respiratory PaediatricianRoyal 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, RHCYPKenneth.macleod3@nhs.scot Dr Don Urquhart, Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician, RHCYPDon.urquhart@nhs.scot Dr Sonia Joseph, Clinical Director of Specialty Paediatrics, RHCYPSonia.joseph@nhs.scot Dr Paul Leonard, Associate Medical Director, Children’s Services, RHCYPPaul.leonard@nhs.scot 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 ## Job Details Consultant Respiratory PaediatricianRoyal 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, RHCYPKenneth.macleod3@nhs.scot Dr Don Urquhart, Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician, RHCYPDon.urquhart@nhs.scot Dr Sonia Joseph, Clinical Director of Specialty Paediatrics, RHCYPSonia.joseph@nhs.scot Dr Paul Leonard, Associate Medical Director, Children’s Services, RHCYPPaul.leonard@nhs.scot 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 ## Person Specification ### Ability **Essential** - Ability to take full responsibility for independent management of patients ### Experience **Essential** - Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of paediatric respiratory and sleep medicine and general paediatric medicine. - Level 3 child protection training. - Appropriate paediatric life support qualification. **Desirable** - Life support instructor. ### Motivation **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to patient focused care, continuous professional development, effective and efficient use of resources. - Knowledge of and commitment to the relevant work of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme. **Desirable** - Clear commitment to developing role in Respiratory & Sleep Medicine ### Team Working **Essential** - Ability to work in a team with colleagues in own and other disciplines. - Ability to organise time efficiently and effectively. - Reliability - Excellent communication skills **Desirable** - Ability to motivate colleagues. - Evidence of previous managerial training and experience ### Teaching and Audit **Essential** - Demonstrable experience of participation in clinical audit and implementation of its findings. - Evidence of active undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience **Desirable** - Experience in supervising undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors. - Evidence of delivering quality improvement initiatives ### Circumstances of Job **Essential** - May be required to work at any of NHS Edinburgh and the Lothian’s sites ### Academic Achievements **Essential** - Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research. **Desirable** - Publications/ Presentations - Active research interest - Demonstrate ability to supervise research ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Fully registered with the GMC. - Licence to practice. - MRCPCH or equivalent. - On the specialist register for paediatrics or within 6 months of CCT. - Previous recognised training in paediatric respiratory medicine as part of a SPIN or GRID program. **Desirable** - On the specialist register for paediatric respiratory medicine. - Relevant higher degree and research experience in paediatric respiratory medicine. - An area of interest/expertise within paediatric respiratory medicine relevant to this department. ## Documents - [Cons Paeds Respiratory - 249594 (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1154793&JobId=259998) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.