# Consultant in Respiratory & General Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lothian. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-respiratory-and-general-medicine/d6d79458-24d0-4b03-a08e-3b3bf8850780 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-respiratory-and-general-medicine/d6d79458-24d0-4b03-a08e-3b3bf8850780.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lothian - **Town:** Edinburgh - **Region:** East of Scotland - **Country:** Scotland - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Respiratory Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £111,430 - £148,064 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-07-24T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-22T15:35:56.298Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=262360 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=262360 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslothian.scot ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 251953 - Salary: Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064) - Job closing date: 24/07/2026 - Job Type: Medical and Dental - Location: Western General Hospital - Employment type: Permanent - Hours Per Week: 40 - Job posted date: 22/06/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian - Department: Respiratory Medicine 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.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 Western General Hospital. This is a substantive 10 PA post primarily in respiratory medicine. Acute and in-patient clinical work will be based at WGH. It will comprise 8 PAs in Respiratory Medicine and 2PAs General Internal Medicine 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 Andrew LeitchEmail:andrew.leitch3@nh.scot or Jenni Crane Email:jenni.crane@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*** 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.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 Western General Hospital. This is a substantive 10 PA post primarily in respiratory medicine. Acute and in-patient clinical work will be based at WGH. It will comprise 8 PAs in Respiratory Medicine and 2PAs General Internal Medicine 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 Andrew LeitchEmail:andrew.leitch3@nh.scot or Jenni Crane Email:jenni.crane@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*** ## Documents - [JD 251953 (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1164782&JobId=262360) ## 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.