Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospital Monklands
Salary Range £111,430 - £148,064 per annum
The successful applicants will contribute to the provision of general anaesthesia within the main theatre and day surgery unit. Out of hours’ work will for theatre. There is a separate on call rota for Intensive Care Medicine. There will be flexibility to accommodate special interests such as acute pain or paediatrics.
NHS Lanarkshire is Scotland’s third largest health board and has 3 Acute Hospitals – University Hospital Hairmyres, University Hospital Wishaw and University Hospital Monklands. All services are currently working to design and realise new models of care for the replacement University Hospital Monklands which will be Scotland’s flagship digital hospital, to be built in 2030.
University Hospital Monklands is a district general hospital allowing a varied practice and is also hosts all major ENT, head and neck, and urology cases for NHS Lanarkshire as well as general surgery, vascular access, dental services. There are a number of regional medical specialties based at University Hospital Monklands including Infectious Diseases, Renal Medicine, and Haematology. The Emergency Department is busy and takes adult and paediatric emergencies, with orthopaedic trauma transferred to the local trauma unit at University Hospital Wishaw, and major trauma transferred to the regional trauma centre in Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
Situated in West Central Scotland, University Hospital Monklands is readily accessed from a wide area, allowing commuting from city, suburban and rural locales.
Informal enquiries regarding this post will be welcomed by Sanjiv Chohan, Clinical Director, Gordon Cowan Depute Clinical Director or Clare Currie, Clinical Lead for Anaesthesia and can be contacted via the switchboard on 01236 748748
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For any application queries, please contact Nicole Hetherington, Senior HR Assistant on 01698 753350 or medical.dentalconsultant@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Closing Date: 20th October 2025
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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 children’s setting/secure unit.’
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