Senior Palliative Care Consultant, Edinburgh

NHS Lothian; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lothian seeks a Consultant in Palliative Care to join the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh on a permanent, full‑time basis (40 hours per week). The post requires Full GMC Registration with a license to practise and eligibility for the GMC Specialist Register; UK-trained applicants should show higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of entry.

Non‑UK applicants must show equivalent training; CESR pathway applies only after award.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register.
• UK-trained applicants should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview.
• Portfolio Pathway (CESR) doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded.
• Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.

Skills

Clinical excellence

Communication skills

Education

GMC Registration

UK Higher Specialist Training leading to CCT

CESR eligibility

Equivalent training for non-UK applicants

Job description

NHS Lothian seeks a Consultant in Palliative Care to join the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh on a permanent, full‑time basis (40 hours per week). The post requires Full GMC Registration with a license to practise and eligibility for the GMC Specialist Register; UK-trained applicants should show higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of entry.

Non‑UK applicants must show equivalent training; CESR pathway applies only after award.