Location: Royal Hospital for Children

Applications are invited for one full time Consultant in Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia based at the Royal Hospital for Children.

Post: 10PA contract with responsibilities to general and cardiac theatres. The ‘on call’ commitment for this post is 1 in 6, providing cover for cardiac surgical and cardiology emergencies on the RHC site.

The successful candidates will work along side 6 Anaesthetic consultants providing on call cover to the cardiac service. The department also includes a consultant general anaesthetic rota team as well as advanced paediatric anaesthesia trainees, post-CCT Fellows and specialty trainees rotating from the West of Scotland Training Scheme.

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. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training. Significant previous paediatric anaesthetic experience is expected.

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.

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Closing date: 13 June 2023.