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- Job reference: 253853
- Salary: Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064)
- Job closing date: 12/08/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: Western General Hospital
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Job posted date: 14/07/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
- Department: Rheumatology
NHS Scotland 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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
NHS Lothian
Consultant Rheumatologist
Reference : 253853
Closing Date : 12/08/2026
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, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Western General Hospital.
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:
Professor Stuart H Ralston, Clinical Director Rheumatology
E-mail: stuart.ralston@ed.ac.uk or stuart.ralston@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0131 651 8743
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: 17/09/2026
NHS Lothian
Consultant Rheumatologist
Reference : 253853
Closing Date : 12/08/2026
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, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Western General Hospital.
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:
Professor Stuart H Ralston, Clinical Director Rheumatology
E-mail: stuart.ralston@ed.ac.uk or stuart.ralston@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0131 651 8743
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: 17/09/2026
Person specification
Ability
Essential
- Ability to take responsibility for service developments and day to day management of patients with a range of rheumatic diseases
- Ability to apply the principles of evidence based medicine into clinical practice
Desirable
- Ability to contribute to and lead service developments
Motivation
Essential
- Commitment to patient-focused care effective and efficient use of resources
- Commitment to continuous professional development and life-long learning
Desirable
- Evidence of self-motivated learning to pursue independent professional excellence.
Team Working
Essential
- Ability to work in a team with colleagues within the department
- Ability to organise time efficiently and effectively
- Reliability and well-developed communication skills
Desirable
- Ability to develop team working with other disciplines to pursue service developments where appropriate
Teaching and Audit
Essential
- Committed to formal and informal teaching and training of medical trainees and medical students.
- Committed to the development of audit
Desirable
- Formal training in teaching and educational supervision
Circumstances of Job
Essential
- Required to work at any of NHS Lothian’s sites
Academic Achievements
Essential
- Understanding and appreciation of the principles and values of research
Desirable
- Research publications
- Ability to recruit patients to commercial and non-commercial clinical trials
Post Specific Experience
Essential
- Wide experience in general rheumatology
Desirable
- Management training and experience
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MB ChB or equivalent
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent
- Medical practitioner registered with GMC with licence to practice.
- CCT in Rheumatology (or equivalent) or be within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview
Desirable
- CCT in general medicine
- Additional relevant post-graduate qualifications, such as MD, PhD or MSc
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