# Specialty Doctor in Critical Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lothian. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-in-critical-care/1241210d-2da6-4060-85b8-27c7890a159a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-in-critical-care/1241210d-2da6-4060-85b8-27c7890a159a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lothian - **Location:** Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £64,158 - £99,975 - **Contract type:** Fixed-term - **Employment type:** Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-21T13:35:58.825Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=270736 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=270736 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslothian.scot ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 260324 - Salary: Specialty Doctor - 2022 (£64,158 - £99,975) - Job closing date: 04/10/2026 - Job Type: Medical and Dental - Location: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh - Employment type: Fixed-term - Hours Per Week: 40 - Job posted date: 21/09/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian - Department: Critical Care ### NHS Lothian ### 260324 Specialty Doctor in Critical Care ### Closing Date : 04/10/2026 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. A doctor appointed to this grade:shall have full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council (GMC); And - shall have completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a less than full-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme or specialty registrar locum appointment for training (LAT); Or - shall have equivalent training, experience or competencies, either in the UK or overseas Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, full time (40 hours per week) post based in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. This is a full time Senior Critical Care Fellowship post based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and is available for 6 months. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will, after a period of induction, provide out of hours cover to the Royal Infirmary ICU on the middle grade (senior registrar) rota with protected time to pursue a specialist interest. The post is particularly suitable for candidates considering out of program experience from their base speciality at stage 2 or stage 3 training in Intensive Care Medicine, or those seeking additional post-CCT experience in a major teaching hospital. Trainees from a Medicine, Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Surgical background are all equally welcome. The posts are EWTD compliant. 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 Alastair Hurry, Professional lead, Critical Care RIE Dept of Critical Care Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SA Tel. 0131 242 1186 Email: alastair.hurry@nhs.scot Dr Jennifer Service, Clinical Director for Critical Care Tel. 0131 242 3194 (23194) Email: Jennifer.service@nhs.scot Dr Neil Young, Consultant in ICM RIE, Regional Advisor for training in ICM for South East Scotland Department of Anaesthesia, Email: neil.young@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*** ## Person Specification ### EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Experience in Critical Care Medicine at Stage 2 or 3 of UK CICM training programme or minimum of 24 months of experience in Critical Care Medicine or relevant equivalent ### PERSONAL SKILLS **Essential** - Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligibility in written and spoken English; (PLAB completed if undergraduate not undertaken in English) - Ability to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority - Work co-operatively with others, open and non-defensive, sense of humour - Uses a non judgmental approach to patients and colleagues - Able to change and adapt, respond to rapidly changing circumstances - Able to operate under pressure, cope with setbacks, self-aware - Is well prepared, shows self-discipline commitment - Shows initiative, drive and enthusiasm - Displays honesty, integrity, respects confidentiality **Desirable** - Previous managerial training and experience ### TEACHING SKILLS **Essential** - Committed to formal and informal teaching and training of junior doctors and medical students **Desirable** - Evidence of teaching experience - Previous experience in designing and effecting audit programmes - Development of Educational Programmes - Postgraduate Qualification in Education ### CAREER PROGRESSION **Desirable** - Progression of career consistent with personal circumstances ### PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS **Essential** - Meets professional health requirements ### ORGANISATION & PLANNING **Essential** - Ability to prioritise clinical need - Ability to organise oneself & own work - Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams **Desirable** - Understanding of NHS, clinical governance - Information technology skills ### ACADEMIC/ RESEARCH/ AUDIT **Essential** - Understanding of the principles of clinical audit **Desirable** - Research experience, presentations, publications, prizes and honours - Active involvement in audit ### QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING **Essential** - GMC registered medical practitioner **Desirable** - Postgraduate qualification in Critical Care: FCICM, EDIC, CCT in Critical care Medicine as recognised by CICM or equivalent ## Documents - [260324 Job Description (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1200470&JobId=270736) ## 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.