Clinical Fellows in Emergency Medicine with specialist interests in ICU, Paediatrics, QI, Simulation or Paediatrics

Salary: Clinical Fellow (£45,504 - £71,550)
Job closing date: 20/11/2026
Job Type: Medical and Dental
Location: St. Johns Hospital
Employment type: Fixed-term
Hours Per Week: 40
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
Department: Emergency Medicine

Clinical Fellows in Emergency Medicine with specialist interests in ICU, Paediatrics, QI, Simulation or Paediatrics.

Emergency Department
St John's Hospital, 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.

Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, full time (40 hours per week) post based in St Johns Hospital.

There are a small number of full-time or less-than-full-time posts available to commence February 2027. Ninety percent of the working time will be spent as part of the Emergency Department's multi-disciplinary team. You will be expected to assess and manage a broad range of adult and paediatric patients with the support of colleagues including emergency medicine trainees and consultants. The department receives around 130-180 patients per day.

Ten percent of the working time will be given to a specialist interest with some flexibility for this to be expanded in some circumstances. Within each post study time can be given for any extra qualifications that are deemed appropriate for the post. The positions that are currently available are shown below. If these options do not fit your educational needs it may possible to tailor your development time in a bespoke way. Most special interest areas will only accommodate one person, awarded based on ranking at interview. However there is scope for specialties such as paediatrics to accommodate more than one candidate. There will also be training given in the department towards CV preparation and interview technique.

Special interest positions available are as follows:

• Paediatrics – Work on average a day every 2 weeks at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People assessing and managing children and young people.
• ICU – Spend a week at a time with the ICU team at St Johns. This is a valuable opportunity to gain experience in critical care.
• Simulation – gain experience and qualification in designing and running simulations. Follow this up by getting involved in the provision of sim teaching to healthcare colleagues.
• Quality Improvement – take on a QI project with a consultant mentor at St John's Hospital. Attend QI training days.
• Well-Being – Look at this growing area of Emergency Medicine. Consider resilience within the ED and engage the staff in well-being projects. Work alongside a consultant with a specialist interest in this area. Attend training and workshop days.
• Bespoke – suggest your own design for the 10% development time. Previous fellows have studied for qualifications in legal medicine or pursued training in leadership and simulation.

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

Closing Date: 20/11/2026

For an informal discussion please contact:
Dr Jonathan Wraight
Specialist interest posts lead Consultant
St John's Hospital
Email: Jonathan.wraight@nhs.scot

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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***