NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
The shift pattern for this post is has yet to be confirmed.
Applications are invited for this Consultant Post in General Paediatrics at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow that forms part of the Women and Children’s Directorate.
The successful candidate will contribute to providing an integrated and dedicated general paediatric department, with a consultant delivered service, working closely with colleagues in paediatric specialties and emergency medicine. The post will be located in the Royal Hospital for Children adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and with out-patient duties in other localities throughout GGC and Argyll & Bute.
In addition to its many national and regional specialist tertiary services, the Directorate also supports an extensive array of community child health services. RHC, Glasgow, is the largest paediatric teaching hospital in Scotland and is a world leader in the provision of child and adolescent health services. It provides care, not only for children resident within Greater Glasgow, but is also a tertiary referral centre for children from the West of Scotland and, in some sub-specialties, from the whole of Scotland and wider.
Applicants must possess full GMC registration and a licence to practise. Those trained within the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT in General Paediatrics or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or be within six months of confirmed entry from the date of interview, and should possess a postgraduate qualification (MRCPCH or equivalent). Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent qualifications and training.
INTERVIEW DATE: 09/10/2025
Informal Contact: Owen Forbes Consultant Paediatrician - [email protected]
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
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