Consultant General Surgeon
NHS Lanarkshire - University Hospital Monklands
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a substantive Consultant General Surgeon post based at University Hospital Monklands. The successful candidate will be appointed to a full time 10 PA contract. They will work closely with the present staff to accommodate general surgical service needs. Subspecialty interests can be accommodated.
The job is offered as a full-time post on a 10 PA basis (including up to 2 non-DCC) but applications will be considered from those wishing to work less than full-time. If full-time, up to 2 EPA’s may be available to undertake additional clinical activity.
The University of Glasgow enjoys close links with NHS Lanarkshire, and our medical students benefit greatly from the excellent educational opportunities provided by the board in both primary and secondary care. Those who are or who will be involved in teaching our students, or in any other activity which involves a contribution to teaching, research or scholarship within the University are eligible for honorary status at the University of Glasgow.
Honorary Status Role Holders are entitled to numerous benefits including a University of Glasgow ID card, use of the Library and other facilities, and a University IT account as required for their role. They have access to all courses run by the IT Services on the same basis as members of staff and are also permitted an educational discount when PC equipment is purchased through the IT Services.
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Informal enquiries and arrangements to visit Monklands Hospital can be made with Mr A.J MacDonald, Consultant General Surgeon 01236748748.
For any application queries, please contact Nicole Hetherington, Senior HR Assistant on 01698754350 or via medical.dentalconsultant@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Interview date: 31st July 2025.
‘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 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.
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