Locum consultant in Anaesthesia

Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia and Obstetric Anaesthesia

University Hospital Wishaw

University Hospital Wishaw (UHW) is looking to employ a Locum Consultant to join its existing team of Anaesthetists, and wider multi-disciplinary team, for a fixed term of up to 12 months, with the potential to extend beyond the first year.

The Anaesthetics Department is part of the Surgical & Critical Care Directorate, which provides services within a 12 theatre main operating suite inclusive of 2 maternity theatres.

UHW also houses NHS Lanarkshires regional maternity unit and the anaesthetic department provides 24/7 resident cover providing all aspects of obstetric anaesthesia. Our maternity unit has approx. 5000 deliveries per year.

UHW is Lanarkshires trauma unit providing surgical and anaesthetic services for all adult and paediatric trauma patients requiring surgery within NHSL. We also function as a trauma centre, integrated within the Scottish Trauma Network. 

We have now split our rota so that CEPOD out of hours cover and Obstetric Anaesthetic cover is separate. There would be an option for the successful candidate to choose which rota to join depending on their interests and expertise.

UHW is Lanarkshires trauma unit providing surgical and anaesthetic services for all adult and paediatric trauma patients requiring surgery within NHSL. We also function as a trauma centre, integrated within the Scottish Trauma Network. There is extensive opportunity for regional anaesthesia and there are regular awake upper limb lists.

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

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

Applicants must be registered with or eligible for entry to the GMC Specialist register with Licence to Practice.

For any application queries, please contact Nicole Hetherington  Senior HR Assistant on  or via Medical.dentalSAS@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interview date TBC

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

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