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 invited for the posts of Advanced Clinical Fellow in Gastroenterology at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE). These posts will run for one year from August 2025.
These are one year advanced clinical fellowship posts for gastroenterology trainees who have completed their basic gastroenterology training and are independently competent in routine upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy (including endotherapy for acute upper GI bleeding and level 2 polypectomy) as well as clinical work, and who wish to obtain advanced training in specialised upper GI endoscopic interventions such as EMR, ESD, POEM.
RIE hospital site has a strong track record in advanced training. The advanced Clinical Fellow post at RIE will spend around 50% of their job plan on service commitment (e.g. clinics, diagnostic endoscopy) and the remaining time is focused around training in advanced interventional upper GI endoscopy.
This post will participate on the Gastroenterology out of hours on-call rota. This post does not have educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean and will not be recognised for training.
Please indicate on your application which post you are interested in. Informal enquiries to Dr Ian Penman, Clinical Director Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, NHS Lothian. Email: ian.penman@nhs.scot, Telephone: 0131 242 2056.
If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. 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 anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
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