242059 Consultant in General Surgery with an interest in HPB and Emergency Surgery

NHS Scotland • Full-time • Edinburgh, GB • 1d ago

NHS Lothian

NHS Lothian 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 Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.

Applications are welcome for the above permanent, full time post based in Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

This is a newly funded NHS post supporting the General Surgery department with a special interest in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) surgery and emergency general surgery. This post will comprise emergency duties and elective sessions at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE). There may be outreach elective general surgical sessions at St John’s Hospital which are shared with upper gastro-intestinaI (UGI) colleagues. This post will be part of a 1 in 17 on call Emergency Team (ET) rota providing 24/7 elective and emergency general and UGI services to the population of Lothian. Emergency surgical admissions to the Royal Infirmary are managed by a Consultant of the week who has no elective sessions and full support of middle grade and foundation doctors.

Please see attached Job Description and person specification for more details.

Informal enquiries to clinical leads

NAME: Sarah Thomasset
E-MAIL sarah.thomasset@nhs.scot
TELEPHONE: 07976 299519

NAME: Callum Bottom
POST TITLE: Clinical Service Manager
EMAIL: Callum.Bottom@nhs.scot

If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply.

We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

Interview Date: 24 June 2026

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