Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry SJM

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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.

Consultant MEDICALApplicants 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 (24 hours per week) post based in Royal Edinburgh Hospital You may also be required to work at any of NHS Lothian sites.

This is a 6 Programmed Activities (PAs) post as Consultant Psychiatrist in IHTT. The post holder will work alongside 1.6 WTE consultant colleagues to provide medical responsibility and clinical leadership to patients under the care of the IHTT. There is in addition a 0.8 WTE Specialty Doctor a WTE Senior Clinical Fellow (0.5 IHTT and 0.5 Medical Education) and 0.6

WTE CT3 in addition to ST4-6 doctors on a rotational basis.

The IHTT is a multidisciplinary team (doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, support workers and psychologist with access to social work) providing a viable alternative to hospital admission. The team is based in the Royal Edinburgh Building of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. The various functions include providing 24/7 alternative to hospital to the City of Edinburgh (between midnight and 8 AM the team also covers Midlothian and East Lothian), gatekeeping all admissions to the REH and facilitating early discharge from the REH acute admission wards.

There are opportunities to increase clinical sessions within the post which can be further discussed. These would be available within both inpatient and outpatient settings

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below. For an informal discussion please contact:

Dr Jane Cheeseman Email:jane.cheesemant

OrDr Andrew Watson Email:

Andrew.watson
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*** Interview Date: 25 September 2026

Job reference:257233

Salary:

Consultant (111,) Job closing date:15/09/2026

Job Type:Medical and Dental

Location:

Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Employment type:

Permanent Hours Per Week:
24
Job posted date:19/08/2026

Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian Department:

Psychiatry