Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care NHS Lanarkshire - University Hospital Wishaw University Hospital Wishaw (UHW) is looking to employ an enthusiastic and motivated Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in Intensive Care Medicine to join our existing team. A CCT in ICM is desirable. The j ob is offered as a full-time post on a 10 PA basis with breakdown being 8 Direct Clinical Care and 2 Supporting Professional Activity, subject to confirmation and approval of the final job plan. Applications will be considered from those wishing to work less than full-time. 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. UHW houses NHS Lanarkshire’s (NHSL) 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. More details are provided in the accompanying job pack. Our pre-operative assessment service is led by a dynamic team of interested Consultants and dedicated and skilled nursing staff. We are in the process of integrating a state of the art digital preassessment service into working practice. UHW hosts NHSL trauma unit providing surgical and anaesthetic services for all adult and paediatric trauma patients requiring surgery within NHSL. Ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia is performed for the majority of our trauma patients. We are also a regional trauma centre, integrated within the Scottish Trauma Network. The NHS Lanarkshire orthopaedic upper limb service is based in UHW. We have well developed acute and chronic pain services. Our acute pain service team is consultant led and includes two specialist nurses. An acute pain round is performed daily, promoting safe pain management and functional recovery following surgery. We have a 12 bedded Adult Critical Care Unit admitting both Level 2 and Level 3 patients. On site there is also a general surgical Level 1 area, a trauma level 1 area and a 12 bedded medical HDU. The Intensive Care department has a standalone rota with a 1 in 10 on call frequency. 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 some paediatric surgery and trauma and orthopaedic services. 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. 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: Informal enquiries regarding this post will be welcomed by Dr Phil Lucie, Clinical Lead, on 01698366746. For any application queries, please contact Nicole Hetherington, Senior HR Assistant on 10698754350 or via medical.dentalconsultant@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk ‘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. 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. Please follow the link below should you wish any further information on NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment | NHS Lanarkshire (scot.nhs.uk) Interview Date: 10th July 2025.