# Paediatric Locum Consultant - ScotSTAR > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Scottish Ambulance Service. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-locum-consultant-scotstar/cbaf1b61-6fe3-4d14-ad35-7fceecc3880e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-locum-consultant-scotstar/cbaf1b61-6fe3-4d14-ad35-7fceecc3880e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Scottish Ambulance Service - **Town:** Edinburgh - **Region:** East of Scotland - **Country:** Scotland - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Consultant - **Contract type:** Fixed-term - **Employment type:** Part time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T08:32:05.533Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=259762 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=259762 - **Employer website:** https://www.scottishambulance.com ## Job Content ### ScotSTAR PAEDIATRIC LOCUM CONSULTANT ### ScotSTAR West BASE AT GLASGOW AIRPORT Applications are invited for sessions in the ScotSTAR Paediatric Retrieval Service operated by the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS). This is a six month fixed term position from August 2026 to February 2027. Please see attached pack for further information. The post is suitable for specialty trainees who have completed specialty training (or who will CCT within the next 6 months) or equivalent in the following: paediatric intensive care medicine, paediatric anaesthesia, adult intensive care and/or anaesthesia (with regular exposure to paediatrics) or paediatric emergency medicine (with regular exposure to paediatric intensive care medicine). The retrieval service provides a secondary critical care patient transfer service for paediatric patients (\<16 years) in Scotland. The majority of retrievals undertaken by the Paediatric team are by road in our Paediatric Intensive Care Road Ambulance however approximately 25% are by air on rotary and fixed wing aircraft operated by the SAS and the Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopter. The post is 10 PA/week with the ScotSTAR Paediatric Retrieval Team. The post is based at the ScotSTAR West base at Glasgow Airport. ### For formal enquiries, please contact: - Dr Christina Harry, Paediatric Retrieval Clinical Lead consultant on 07946787431; email: Christina.Harry@ggc.scot.nhs.uk Dr Christina Harry, Paediatric Retrieval Clinical Lead consultant on 07946787431; email: Christina.Harry@ggc.scot.nhs.uk 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. As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here. Please note that The Scottish Ambulance Service is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us. 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. ## Job Details ScotSTAR PAEDIATRIC LOCUM CONSULTANT ScotSTAR West BASE AT GLASGOW AIRPORT Applications are invited for sessions in the ScotSTAR Paediatric Retrieval Service operated by the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS). This is a six month fixed term position from August 2026 to February 2027. Please see attached pack for further information. The post is suitable for specialty trainees who have completed specialty training (or who will CCT within the next 6 months) or equivalent in the following: paediatric intensive care medicine, paediatric anaesthesia, adult intensive care and/or anaesthesia (with regular exposure to paediatrics) or paediatric emergency medicine (with regular exposure to paediatric intensive care medicine). The retrieval service provides a secondary critical care patient transfer service for paediatric patients (\<16 years) in Scotland. The majority of retrievals undertaken by the Paediatric team are by road in our Paediatric Intensive Care Road Ambulance however approximately 25% are by air on rotary and fixed wing aircraft operated by the SAS and the Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopter. The post is 10 PA/week with the ScotSTAR Paediatric Retrieval Team. The post is based at the ScotSTAR West base at Glasgow Airport. For formal enquiries, please contact: Dr Christina Harry, Paediatric Retrieval Clinical Lead consultant on 07946787431; email: Christina.Harry@ggc.scot.nhs.uk 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. As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here. Please note that The Scottish Ambulance Service is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us. 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. ## Person Specification ### OTHER **Essential** - Evidence of Hepatitis B immune status. - Pre-employment health screening. - Willingness to undertake safe retrieval missions in adverse weather conditions and undertake regular visits to health care facilities throughout Scotland for feedback purposes. **Desirable** - Good information technology skills. ### EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Experience in management of critically ill paediatric patients. **Desirable** - Previous experience in retrieval of critically ill patients. - Previous experience of working with a retrieval service. ### DISPOSITION **Essential** - Ability to cope with stressful situations & undertake responsibility. - Leadership qualities. - Good communication & organisational skills. - Ability to maintain CPD to a high standard. - Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. ### KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS **Essential** - Competency in management of acute illness and injury in children. - Good understanding of the principles of clinical governance. - Competence in independent management of critically ill paediatric patients including emergency anaesthesia, ventilation, invasive monitoring and organ support. ### RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS **Essential** - Demonstration of active involvement in design and running of relevant clinical audit. - Experience of presenting case reports, audit or research results. **Desirable** - Evidence of participation in relevant research - Audit or research publications ### EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING **Essential** - Full GMC registration with one of the following: Paediatric intensive care medicine (specialist registration in subspecialty training or equivalent); Paediatric anaesthesia (specialist registration in subspecialty training or equivalent); Adult intensive care medicine or anaesthetics with regular paediatric exposure in their practice (specialist in subspecialty training or equivalent); Paediatric emergency medicine with experience in paediatric intensive care medicine (specialist registration in subspecialty training or equivalent). - CCT in above or will obtain CCT within next 6 months. - Please note that we do not offer sponsporship so applicants must be able to work in UK **Desirable** - EPLS or APLS instructor ## Documents - [Paediatric Locum Consultant - Job Description and Person Spec Pack (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1153812&JobId=259762) ## 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.