Locum Consultant Psychiatrist Intellectual Disability Service

NHS Lothian

Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in the Intellectual Disability Service (Community) at Astley Ainslie Hospital.

The post is a Fixed Term, part time (24 hours per week) based in the Astley Ainslie Hospital.

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

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among its 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. NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

• Informal enquiries and visits are welcome and should initially be made to Dr Ganesan Rajagopal, Clinical Director, Intellectual Disability Service, Tel: .
• Siobhann Blair, General Manager, REAS, Tel: .
• Jillian Torrens, Services Director, REAS, Tel: .

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.

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We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application; 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.

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