# Consultant Rheumatologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lothian. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-rheumatologist/5b648459-512d-47b6-a873-2d4fe9c9d74d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-rheumatologist/5b648459-512d-47b6-a873-2d4fe9c9d74d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lothian - **Town:** Edinburgh - **Region:** East of Scotland - **Country:** Scotland - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Rheumatology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £111,430 - £148,064 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-08-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-14T14:41:49.130Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=264261 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=264261 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslothian.scot ## Job Content ### Job details - 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 ## Documents - [253853 Job Description Consultant Rheumatologist (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1172962&JobId=264261) ## 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.