Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist

NHS Grampian; Scotland; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Grampian is seeking a Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist for Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital. The successful candidate will join a collaborative team, providing specialized care in a leading healthcare facility with excellent amenities and support for continuous professional development.

Qualifications

• GMC registration required before starting.
• Evidence of specialist training necessary.
• Experience in Paediatric Gastroenterology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Join three other Consultants on the Gastroenterology team.
• Contribute to a telephone on-call rota.
• Provide inpatient and outpatient care.

Skills

Teamwork

Paediatric Expertise

Communication

Education

Full registration with GMC

Higher specialist training leading to CCT

CESR / CESR (CP)

Job description

Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist

Ref:EG210354

Royal Aberdeen Childrens Hospital

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.

NHS Grampian invites enthusiastic applicants for a Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, based within Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital (RACH). The post holder will join three other Consultants in Paediatric Gastroenterology, based at RACH and working within the North of Scotland Paediatric Gastroenterology Network. The successful appointee will contribute to a telephone Gastroenterology on-call rota. This is a 24 hour per week, permanent post.

The Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital has a total of 93 beds, providing specialist inpatient and outpatient care in Medical Paediatrics and its sub-specialities, General Paediatric Surgery, Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery, ENT, Dermatology, Orthodontics, Ophthalmology, Clinical Genetics and Child and Family Psychiatry. The Department of Community Child Health and a purpose built Child Protection suite are located within RACH. RACH also has its own Accident and Emergency Department under direct Consultant supervision. There are approximately 8000 attendances annually of which two thirds are acute admissions. The Paediatric Service is delivered by a total of 22 Medical & Surgical Consultants, 10 Associate Specialists, 2 Speciality Doctors and 15 RCPCH Trainees.

NHS Grampian provides the perfect solution to all interests and lifestyles, with Aberdeen offering all the attractions of any major city. Aberdeenshire boasts many picturesque towns and villages within easy commuting distance and provides access to an enormous range of outdoor pursuits, ranging from fishing to skiing. There are excellent facilities available for high quality education, both state and private. Excellent transport links ensure that Edinburgh and Glasgow are less than 3 hours by train and the Aberdeen airport has multiple flights daily to London and many other destinations across the UK and Europe.

Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post). For more information visit www.gmc-uk.org

Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register from date of interview.

Alternatively, applicants should possess a CESR / CESR (CP).

Applications from doctors with appropriate specialist training and experience who are not listed on the GMC Specialist Register can be considered for a Locum Consultant post (up to 12 months) if no substantive Consultant appointment is made. Whilst in locum employment, an application to obtain a CESR / CESR (CP) and entry onto the Specialist Register can be made.

Informal enquiries may be made to:
Dr Iain Chalmers, Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist: email: [e-mail]
Dr Su Bunn, Consultant Paediatrician: email [e-mail]

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Closing date 15th July 2025.