NHS Lothian

260324 Specialty Doctor in Critical Care

Closing Date: 04/10/2026

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.

A Doctor Appointed To This Grade

• Shall have full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council (GMC);
• Shall have completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a less than full-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme or specialty registrar locum appointment for training (LAT);
• Or shall have equivalent training, experience, or competencies, either in the UK or overseas.

Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, full-time (40 hours per week) post based in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

This is a full-time Senior Critical Care Fellowship post based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and is available for 6 months. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will, after a period of induction, provide out-of-hours cover to the Royal Infirmary ICU on the middle grade (senior registrar) rota with protected time to pursue a specialist interest. The post is particularly suitable for candidates considering out-of-program experience from their base specialty at stage 2 or stage 3 training in Intensive Care Medicine, or those seeking additional post-CCT experience in a major teaching hospital. Trainees from a Medicine, Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine, or Surgical background are all equally welcome. The posts are EWTD compliant.