Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia with a General Anaesthesia University Hospital Hairmyres is looking to recruit a Locum Consultant with a Generalist interest. The appointee will take part in a dedicated theatre on call rota based on a 1 in 10 frequency. The new appointee will join a department of 22 consultants undertaking 2.5 and/or 2 session days made up from the following subspecialties: ITU, general surgery, robotics, vascular, ECT, orthopaedics, CEPOD, urology, ophthalmology, ENT, gynaecology and pre-assessment. Any specialist interest could be accommodated. The post is offered on a Fixed Term basis for 12 months. The exact configuration of sessions will be determined following appointment when a job plan will be issued as part of the contract. The job is offered as a full-time post on a 10 PA basis. Applications will be considered from those wishing to work less than full-time. Proposals for additional SPA time from applicants are encouraged. In addition to the 1 PA for Non-DCC/SPA activities, the Board is supportive of applications for additional SPA time from individuals with well-developed ideas for improving services who are able to demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement, patient safety (including human factors training), Medical Education, Research & Development, acting as an Appraiser, etc. Applicants who are able to demonstrate a commitment to any of the above or other areas and wishing to commence on more than 1 PA for SPA duties should discuss proposals with the identified Recruitment Lead and/or Service Manager who will consider the request in line with the successful candidate’s professional and service requirements. Informal enquiries regarding this post will be welcomed by Mr Brian Stewart, Clinical Director Dr Susanne Farrell, Deputy Clinical Director or Dr Stuart Watson Clinical Lead on the secretarial number 01355 585724. For any application queries, please email medical.dentalconsultant@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk Interview Date: 9th February 2026 Please follow the link below should you wish any further information on NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment | NHS Lanarkshire (scot.nhs.uk) Click here to view: NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment Pack - Locum Consultant Anaesthetist UHH Additional Information for Applicants NHS Lanarkshire are happy to consider requests for this publication to be in another accessible format i.e. large print, braille, etc. Please contact us via either of the undernoted methods clearly stating which format is required: ‘In NHS Lanarkshire 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, 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 parent’s/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