ScotSTAR - Locum Consultant in Paediatric Retrieval

Applications are invited for sessions in the ScotSTAR Paediatric Retrieval Service operated by the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS).  

This is a six month fixed term position from January to June 2025. 

The post is suitable for specialty trainees who have completed specialty training (or who will CCT within the next 6 months) or equivalent in the following: paediatric intensive care medicine, paediatric anaesthesia, adult intensive care and/or anaesthesia (with regular exposure to paediatrics) or paediatric emergency medicine (with regular exposure to paediatric intensive care medicine). 

The retrieval service provides a secondary critical care patient transfer service for paediatric patients (<16 years)="" in="">16>

The majority of retrievals undertaken by the Paediatric team are by road in our Paediatric Intensive Care Road Ambulance however approximately 25% are by air on rotary and fixed wing aircraft operated by the SAS and the Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopter. 

The post is 2PA/week with the ScotSTAR Paediatric Retrieval Team. 

The post is based at the ScotSTAR West base at Glasgow Airport. 

For formal enquiries, please contact: 

Dr Christina Harry, Paediatric Retrieval Clinical Lead consultant on ; email: Christina.Harry@ggc.scot.nhs.uk 

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.