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) University Hospital Wishaw University Hospital Wishaw (UHW) is looking for Senior Clinical Fellows to join the existing team of Anaesthetists, and wider multi-disciplinary 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 and as such will be supported with an education bursary toward attainment of higher education for example PG certificates, diploma’s or Masters degree (funding available of around £4000 for an approved course). There is an expected split of 70:30 between clinical and non-clinical time. The succesful applicant should have a minimum of 18 months experience in Anaesthetics or Critical Care 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 with 3 daily orthopaedic trauma theatres. UHW also houses NHS Lanarkshire’s 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. We have now split our rota so that CEPOD out of hours cover and Obstetric Anaesthetic cover is separate. UHW is Lanarkshire’s 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. There is a 12 bedded Adult Critical Care Unit admitting both Level 2 and Level 3 patients. Nominally this is split as 5 Level 3 beds and 7 Level 2 beds. On site there is also a 4 bedded surgical Level 1 area and a 12 bedded medical HDU. University Hospital Wishaw is a District General Hospital allowing a varied practice and in addition to above hosts upper and lower general surgery, gynaecology, paediatric services with day case paediatric surgery and trauma and orthopaedic services. We have active acute and chronic pain services. We have a motivated team of consultants with an interest in perioperative medicine and the preassessment clinic incorporates a shared decision making clinic and is supported by a CPET service. The post incorporates a preassessment session however this can be flexible depending on the successful candidates interest and expertise. 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. The successful applicant would contribute out of hours work to cepod theatre, obstetric and/or intensive care. 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. 01698 366746 Applicants must be registered with or eligible for entry to the GMC Specialist register with Licence to Practice. Recruitment | NHS Lanarkshire (scot.nhs.uk) NHS Lanarkshire are happy to consider requests for this publication to be in another accessible format ie large print, braille, etc. Please contact us via either of the undernoted methods clearly stating which format is required: NHS Lanarkshire is committed to working towards equal opportunities for all. ‘In NHS Lanarkshire w e 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, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another. *Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/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 .