Job requirements
Essential
25 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Ability
Ability to manage patients with acute paediatric conditions, common neonatal emergencies and common postnatal ward neonatal issues
- Ability
Ability to take responsibility for independent management of patients with consultant supervision
- Ability
Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with patients and other team members.
- Experience
Appropriate paediatric and neonatal life support qualification
- Experience
Child protection training to Level 2 or equivalent
- Experience
Satisfactory assessment of clinical ability
- Experience
Satisfactory completion of most recent ARCP to allow ST4 or above working or equivalent training record
- Experience
Recent experience relevant to the practice of UK Paediatrics
- Experience
Understanding of and commitment to the work of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme
- Motivation
Dedicated to a career in paediatrics
- Motivation
Demonstrates interest and background knowledge in the specific area of research project
- Team Working
Ability to work in a team with colleagues in own and other disciplines
- Team Working
Ability to organise time efficiently and effectively
- Team Working
Reliability
- Team Working
Excellent communication skills
- Teaching and Audit
Evidence of participation in clinical audit
- Teaching and Audit
Evidence of formal and informal teaching and training of junior doctors, medical students and other clinical staff
- Teaching and Audit
Evidence of learning and continuous professional development
- Circumstances of Job
May be required to work at any of NHS Edinburgh and the Lothian’s sites
- Qualifications and Training
GMC registered medical practitioner License to Practice
- Qualifications and Training
Four years minimum post registration experience
- Qualifications and Training
Two years’ minimum experience in middle grade registrar posts or equivalent including experience of working on appropriate ST tier 2 rota for paediatric and neonatal medicine
- Qualifications and Training
MRPCH part 1 or equivalent
- Organizational /academic Achievements
Completion of information governance course and knowledge of UK data protection legislation
- Organizational /academic Achievements
Evidence of excellent organisation and time management skills e.g. involvement with rota coordination or teaching program
Desirable
11 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Previous work in level 3 / regional neonatal unit
- Experience
Evidence of clinical audit project completion / and or quality improvement project
- Motivation
Interest in paediatrics at individual and population level
- Team Working
Ability to motivate colleagues
- Team Working
Evidence of previous managerial training and experience
- Teaching and Audit
Previous experience of designing teaching programmes
- Teaching and Audit
Qualification in teaching
- Teaching and Audit
Evidence of training in clinical and / or educational supervision
- Qualifications and Training
Intercalated degree (BSc)
- Qualifications and Training
Full MRCPCH
- Organizational /academic Achievements
Original research/audit leading to publication and/or presentations
Job details
- Job reference: 262020
- Salary: Specialty Doctor - 2022 (£64,158 - £99,975)
- Job closing date: 23/10/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: St John's Hospital
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Job posted date: 09/10/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
- Department: Paediatrics
Specialty Doctor in General Paediatrics
Medical Paediatrics, Women and Children’s Services, NHS Lothian
St John’s Hospital, Livingston, NHS Lothian
You may also be required to work at any of 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 (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 Permanent/ Fixed term full time (40hours per week) post based in St. John's Hospital.
2 posts available, one substantive and one fixed term for 12 months
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 Laura Fraser, Clinical Director General Paediatrics NHS Lothian, Telephone number: 0131 312 0436 Email: laura.j.fraser@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Dr Helen Rhodes, Consultant Paediatrician, email: Helen.rhodes@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
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***
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