Job Description

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. 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.

To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term (6 months), Full time post based in Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here. 

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

The post does not have educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean and will not be recognised for training.

For An Informal Discussion Or Further Information Please Contact

NAME: Judith Orme

E-MAIL: Judith.Orme@nhs.scot

or

NAME: Jillian McFadzean

EMAIL: Jillian.McFadzean@nhs.scot

If viewing from an external site, please visit 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 cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

The planned start date for this post is February 2026.

Job Tags

Full time, Contract work, Fixed term contract,

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