Clinical Fellow - ScotSTAR

NHS National Services Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Fellow (full time) to work with the ScotSTAR Paediatric Retrieval Service operated by the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS). This is a fixed term position for 6 months from August 2025 until February 2026.

The post is suitable for specialty trainees (or those who have recently completed specialty training) 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 Scotland.

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 based at the ScotSTAR West base at Glasgow Airport.

For formal enquiries, please contact:

Dr Christina Harry, Paediatric Retrieval Clinical Lead consultant on 07946787431; email: [e-mail]

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.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.