Overview
Job Pack to Follow. Applications are welcome for the permanent post based at the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. We are looking to appoint a Consultant Anaesthetist to complement a department of 40 in a busy District General Hospital. We provide anaesthesia for a wide range of specialty surgery including Robotics, General Surgery, Breast, ENT, Maxillofacial, Obstetrics, Gynaecology (general and oncology), Trauma and Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology and Paediatrics. Day surgery is performed at a stand-alone unit in Dunfermline. We also provide support to a new National Treatment Centre for elective Orthopaedic work.
Responsibilities
* Provide anaesthesia for a wide range of specialty surgery listed above.
* Support day surgery at the stand-alone unit in Dunfermline.
* Support the hospital's involvement with a new National Treatment Centre for elective Orthopaedic work.
Qualifications and Eligibility
* Medical postgraduate qualification (e.g., FRCA, MRCP, FFICM, etc.)
* On the Specialist Register or within six months of a Certificate of Completion of Training at the time of interview.
* Full GMC Registration, a license to practise, and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register.
* For UK-trained doctors: evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or within 6 months of confirmed entry; Portfolio Pathway (CESR) route doctors are eligible to apply for a substantive post only after award.
* Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training and that they have the knowledge, skills and experience required for practising as an eligible specialist in the UK.
* Understanding of right to work in the UK; pre-employment checks will verify entitlement to work (visa routes, EU settled/pre-settled status, etc.).
Right to Work and Compliance
To work in the United Kingdom, individuals must have the relevant permission to work in the country, which is granted by the UK Visas and Immigration Service. NHS Scotland Boards will check entitlement to work for a preferred candidate as part of pre-employment checks; information may be evidenced through visas or settled status. For more details, refer to GOV.UK.
Additional Information
It is essential that you either have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored before submitting your application form. We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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.
Interview Date: 07/05/2026
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