# Specialist Doctor in Community Paediatrics > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lothian. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-doctor-in-community-paediatrics/81004d9e-a838-48e8-bb6c-b08c89e237c2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-doctor-in-community-paediatrics/81004d9e-a838-48e8-bb6c-b08c89e237c2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lothian - **Location:** St John's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £100,870 - £111,441 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-07T10:36:32.343Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=272131 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=272131 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslothian.scot ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 261716 - Salary: Specialist Grade (£100,870 - £111,441) - Job closing date: 23/10/2026 - Job Type: Medical and Dental - Location: St John's Hospital - Employment type: Permanent - Hours Per Week: 20 - Job posted date: 07/10/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian - Department: Community Paediatrics ### Specialist Doctor in Community Paediatrics ### Community Paediatrics ### St Johns Hospital, Livingston You will also be required to work other NHS Lothian sites. 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. ### A doctor appointed to this grade: - shall have full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council; and - shall have completed a minimum of 10 years’ medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years’ experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted; - shall meet the criteria set out in the Specialist grade generic capabilities framework. Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, part time (20 hours per week, pay will be pro rata) post based in St. Johns Hospital This is a 0.5 WTE substantive post with clinical responsibilities based in the West Lothian Community Paediatrics Department. The post holder will join an established and experienced team of paediatricians and therapists. There is no commitment to child protection duties or working within the acute receiving unit for general paediatrics within this post. The Community Paediatrics service is a Lothian wide service and the person appointed will be required to work at other sites. More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below. Closing Date 23/10/2026 For an informal discussion please contact: Dr Charlotte Kirk Consultant Paediatrician Clinical Director Department of Community Paediatrics Royal Hospital for Children and Young People 50 Little France Crescent Edinburgh EH16 4TJ Tel: 0131 3120740 Email: charlotte.kirk@nhs.scot Eleanor Quirke Clinical Service Manager Tel: 0131 312 0740 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*** ## Person Specification ### Ability **Essential** - Ability to take full responsibility for independent management of patients. - Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with patients and other team members - Ability to manage effectively own time and triage tasks working independently. ### Experience **Essential** - Completion of a recognised training programme in Paediatrics - Be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of community and general paediatrics, including neurodisability, child protection and general paediatric medicine. - Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams **Desirable** - Proficiency in developmental assessment using Griffith’s Mental Development Scales or equivalent. - Training and experience in assessment of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including Autism Spectrum Disorders. - Experience of leading clinics with AHP colleagues for assessment of delayed or aberrant development ### Motivation **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to: Patient-focused care - Evidence of commitment to: Continuous professional development and life-long learning - Evidence of commitment to: Effective and efficient use of resources - Desire to develop services for patients ### Team Working **Essential** - Ability to work in a team with colleagues in own and other disciplines - Ability to organise time efficiently and effectively - Reliability - Excellent communication skills - Ability to motivate colleagues **Desirable** - Evidence of previous managerial training and experience ### Teaching and Audit **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to: Clinical audit - Evidence of commitment to: Formal and informal teaching and training of resident doctors, medical students and other clinical staff - Evidence of commitment to: Learning and continuing professional development **Desirable** - Evidence of training in clinical and / or educational supervision - Meets GMC requirements for Recognition of Trainers - Formal training in teaching - Experience in designing audits and quality improvement projects ### Circumstances of Job **Essential** - May be required to work at any of NHS Lothian sites - Car user essential ### Academic Achievements **Essential** - Evidence of research activity and able to undertake critical appraisal of clinical research. **Desirable** - Evidence of research and publications in peer reviewed journals - Evidence of poster or oral presentations at national or international meetings ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - GMC registered medical practitioner - License to practice - MRCP (Paeds), MRCPCH or equivalent qualification - On or eligible for inclusion on the specialist register, or within six months of being eligible for registration at the time of interview - Evidence of competence in paediatric resuscitation **Desirable** - Additional post-graduate qualifications, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc. - Additional relevant subspecialty training - ADOS training ## Documents - [Job Description Specialist Doctor West Lothian (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1207079&JobId=272131) ## 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.