Joint Appointment: Paediatric Palliative Medicine Consultant

NHS Scotland; Kinross; On-site; GBP 115,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

CHAS and NHS Lothian invite applications for a Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine. The post spans Rachel House in Kinross and NHS Lothian's Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, with a joint national on-call service.

The role includes leadership in clinical service delivery across hospices, hospitals, and community settings. You must be GMC registered with a licence to practice and be on the specialist register, or eligible within six months of CCT.

Qualifications

• Be fully registered with the GMC and hold a licence to practice; on the specialist register, or within six months of attaining CCT.
• Applications from internationally qualified Consultants will be considered if GMC registration and Specialist Register status are acceptable to obtain full GMC registration.
• Closing date for applications is 26 November 2026; interviews likely mid December / early January.

Job description

CHAS and NHS Lothian invite applications for a Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine. The post spans Rachel House in Kinross and NHS Lothian's Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, with a joint national on-call service.

The role includes leadership in clinical service delivery across hospices, hospitals, and community settings. You must be GMC registered with a licence to practice and be on the specialist register, or eligible within six months of CCT.