Specialty Doctor in Addictions
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- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- part time
- Hours / week
- 32
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a fixed-term, part-time Specialty Doctor position in Addictions at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. The role requires a doctor with full GMC registration and a Licence to Practice. Applicants should have at least four years of postgraduate training, with two years in a specialty training programme, or equivalent experience. The successful candidate will contribute to the Addictions department within NHS Lothian.
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Job reference:
259758
Salary:
Specialty Doctor - 2022 (£64,158 - £99,975)
Job closing date:
30/09/2026
Job Type:
Medical and Dental
Location:
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Employment type:
Fixed-term
Hours Per Week:
32
Job posted date:
15/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Lothian
Department:
ADDICTIONS
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NHS Scotland 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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
NHS Lothian
Reference : 259758
Specialty Doctor in Addictions
Closing : 30/09/2026
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.
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