Consultant Medical
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- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 24
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a permanent, full-time Consultant Psychiatrist position within the Intensive Home Treatment Team (IHTT) at Royal Edinburgh Hospital. The role involves providing medical responsibility and clinical leadership to patients under IHTT care, working alongside a multidisciplinary team. Key functions include offering a 24/7 alternative to hospital admission, gatekeeping admissions to REH, and facilitating early discharge. There are opportunities to increase clinical sessions within both inpatient and outpatient settings.
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Job reference:
257233
Salary:
Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064)
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
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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.
Consultant MEDICAL
Applicants 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
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