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Job requirements
Essential
25 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Ability
Ability or take full responsibility for independent management of patients undergoing fertility investigations and treatment
- Ability
Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with patients and other team members
- Experience
Wide experience in infertility, reproductive endocrinology and IVF
- Experience
Experience in general gynaecology
- Motivation
Evidence of commitment to: Patient-focused care
- Motivation
Evidence of commitment to: Continuous professional development and life-long learning
- Motivation
Evidence of commitment to: Effective and efficient use of resources
- Motivation
Desire to develop services for patients
- Team Working
Ability to work well in a team with colleagues in own and other disciplines
- Team Working
Ability to organise time efficiently and effectively
- Team Working
Reliability
- Team Working
Excellent communication skills
- Team Working
Knowledge and understanding of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme
- Team Working
Ability to motivate and support colleagues
- Teaching and Audit
Evidence of commitment to: Quality improvement
- Teaching and Audit
Evidence of commitment to: Formal and informal teaching and training of trainee doctors, medical students and other healthcare professionals
- Teaching and Audit
Evidence of commitment to: Learning and continuing professional development
- Circumstances of Job
May be required to work at other hospitals in South-East Scotland’s Fertility Services
- Academic achievements
Understanding of the place of research in improving patient outcomes
- Academic achievements
Willingness to support academic colleagues and contribute to the wider research programme in the specialty
- Qualifications and Training
GMC registered medical practitioner
- Qualifications and Training
Licence to practise
- Qualifications and Training
Be on, or eligible for inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register (Obstetrics and Gynaecology [Reproductive Medicine]) or within six months of being eligible for CCT at time of interview
- Qualifications and Training
MRCOG
- Qualifications and Training
Subspecialty training in reproductive medicine or equivalent
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Managerial experience
- Team Working
Evidence of previous managerial training and experience
- Teaching and Audit
Experience of designing quality improvement projects
- Teaching and Audit
Evidence of training in clinical and/ or educational supervision
- Academic achievements
Evidence of research activity and presentations
- Academic achievements
Publications in the field of reproductive medicine
- Qualifications and Training
MD or PhD
Job details
- Job reference: 260808
- Salary: Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064)
- Job closing date: 23/10/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Job posted date: 25/09/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
- Department: Women’s Services
NHS Lothian
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.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.To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
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, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
The post holder will join a team of five other consultants in reproductive medicine. The post holder will be subspecialist trained in reproductive medicine and have a wide experience in assisted conception procedures and management of couples of varying complexity undergoing IVF treatment. The postholder is expected to be aware of the regulatory requirements of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).
The postholder will be expected to work collaboratively with the other consultants within EFC and with other disciplines involved in the management of patients undergoing fertility treatment including assisted conception treatment. The successful applicant will be involved in the training of junior doctors and nursing staff in carrying out pelvic ultrasound scans in the Centre. He/she will be expected to have wide scanning experience of complex cases and clinical management of patients undergoing fertility treatment including assisted conception treatment. The successful candidate will be involved in the recruitment of sperm and oocyte donors and support the nursing team with the ovulation induction and donor insemination service.
For an informal discussion please contact:
Dr Maya Chetty
Maya.chetty@nhs.scot
Or
Dr Graham Roberts
email@graham.roberts@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.
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
Interview Date: 5/11/2026
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This advert is for Consultant in Reproductive Medicine with NHS Lothian in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Obstetrics and Gynaecology role. The advertised salary is £111,430 - £148,064. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Oct 2026.
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