Locum Consultant Community Paediatrician – Locum for 18 months

7 days ago


Wishaw, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full time

Locum Consultant Community Paediatrician – Locum for 18 months Join to apply for the Locum Consultant Community Paediatrician – Locum for 18 months role at NHS Scotland. NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Locum Consultant in Community Paediatrics to provide targeted support in reducing long waits, with a specific focus on achieving zero patients waiting over 52 weeks. This short‑term post will contribute to service recovery efforts by increasing clinical capacity, improving patient flow and ensuring timely access to care for children and families. Responsibilities Provide direct clinical care in community paediatrics. Assess, prioritise and manage patients on the waiting list. Collaborate with the paediatric team, Service Manager and Clinical Lead. Contribute to clinical governance, documentation and reporting to support progress monitoring and sustainability of improvements. This is a full‑time post. The core 10 PA working week will be based on 9 PA of Direct Clinical Care duties and 1 PA of SPA time. There is no on‑call commitment. Proposals for additional SPA time from applicants are encouraged. Additional Information for Applicants Applicants who demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement, patient safety (including human factors training), Medical Education, Research & Development, acting as an Appraiser, or other areas may discuss proposals for additional SPA time with the Recruitment Lead and/or Service Manager. NHS Lanarkshire are happy to consider requests for this publication to be in another accessible format (large print, braille, etc.). Please contact us via either of the methods listed below, clearly stating which format is required. Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parent’s/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit. NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points‑based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk. Contact Interested candidates are encouraged to contact us for an informal discussion. Informal enquiries regarding this post will be welcomed by Dr Adrienne Sullivan – Paediatric Clinical Director on 01698 366318 or via email at Adrienne.Sullivan@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk. For any application queries, please email Medical.dentalSAS@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk. Interview date: 26th January 2026 PM. Please follow the link below should you wish any further information on NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment: scot.nhs.uk. Click here to view: NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment Pack - Locum Consultant Paediatrician. #J-18808-Ljbffr



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