Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics

NHS National Services Scotland; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Scotland is seeking Clinical Fellows in Anesthetics & Critical Care. Responsibilities include contributing to CEPOD theatre and participating in flexible duty cover. Candidates should have a minimum of 18 months of relevant experience and be registered with the GMC. This position offers access to educational bursaries and professional development opportunities. Located at University Hospital Wishaw, an accessible facility in West Central Scotland.

Benefits

Educational bursary up to £4,000

Supportive multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Registered with or eligible for entry to the GMC Specialist register with Licence to Practice.
• Minimum of 18 months experience in Anaesthetics or Critical Care.

Responsibilities

• Contribute out of hours work to CEPOD theatre, obstetric and/or intensive care.
• Participate in preassessment sessions and flexible duty cover.

Skills

Anaesthetics

Critical Care

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

GMC Specialist registration

Higher education courses (PG certificates, diplomas, Master's)

Job description

Clinical Fellows In Anesthetics & Critical Care

(With an interest in one of the following; Perioperative Medicine, Medical Education, Quality Improvement, Leadership and Management or Research)

About the Position

University Hospital Wishaw (UHW) is looking for Senior Clinical Fellows to join the existing team of Anaesthetists and a wider multidisciplinary team, initially for one year with the possibility of a further year beginning August 2026.

These posts are designed to deliver a targeted and bespoke package of education and development. They will be supported with an education bursary toward attainment of higher education, for example PG certificates, diplomas or a Master’s degree (funding available of around £4,000 for an approved course). There is an expected split of 70:30 between clinical and non‑clinical time. The successful applicant should have a minimum of 18 months experience in Anaesthetics or Critical Care.

Hospital Overview

UHW is part of the Surgical & Critical Care Directorate, providing services within a 12‑theatre main operating suite inclusive of 2 maternity theatres, 3 daily orthopaedic trauma theatres, an adult critical care unit, a surgical Level 1 area and a medical HDU.

UHW also houses NHS Lanarkshire’s regional maternity unit, with 24/7 resident cover for all aspects of obstetric anaesthesia and handles approximately 5,000 deliveries per year.

As Lanarkshire’s trauma unit, UHW provides surgical and anaesthetic services for all adult and paediatric trauma patients requiring surgery within NHS Lanarkshire, functioning as a trauma centre within the Scottish Trauma Network. There is extensive opportunity for regional anaesthesia and regular awake upper limb lists.

The hospital offers upper and lower general surgery, gynaecology, paediatric services with day case paediatric surgery and trauma and orthopaedic services, and active acute and chronic pain services.

Situated in West Central Scotland, UHW is readily accessed from a wide area and sits between Glasgow and Edinburgh, allowing ready access and commuting from both.

Responsibilities

• Contribute out of hours work to CEPOD theatre, obstetric and/or intensive care.
• Participate in preassessment sessions and flexible duty cover depending on the successful candidate’s interest and expertise.

Qualifications and Eligibility

• Registered with or eligible for entry to the GMC Specialist register with Licence to Practice.
• Minimum of 18 months experience in Anaesthetics or Critical Care.

Application Information

To apply for this post and find out more please visit the NHS Scotland Recruitment Portal.

Potential applicants are encouraged to find out more and informal enquiries regarding this post will be welcomed by Dr Miriam Stephens, Clinical Director – Tel. [phone].

Equal Opportunities

NHS Lanarkshire is committed to working towards equal opportunities for all. We are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make‑up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, age, care‑experienced status or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care‑experienced applicants are people who live or have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live or have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points‑based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Recruitment | NHS Lanarkshire (scot.nhs.uk)