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Speciality Doctor Anaesthetics
st johns hospital
Ref 209706
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
A doctor appointed to this grade:
shall have full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council (GMC);
And
- shall have completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a less than full-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme or specialty registrar locum appointment for training (LAT);
Or
- shall have equivalent training, experience or competencies, either in the UK or overseas.
Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, full time (40 hours per week) post based in St John’s Hospital.
This is a Speciality Grade Anaesthetist post, to re-establish cover in Speciality Grade cohort (6). The Practitioner will be responsible for the continued care of patients in his/her charge and for the proper functioning of the department. This hospital provides a broad canvas of surgical specialities but additionally is a tertiary centre for Plastic surgery, ENT, Maxillo-Facial surgery and ENT.
Most Anaesthetic specialities are represented; involving both elective and emergency work, although there is only elective work in general surgery and orthopaedics. There is some paediatric anaesthesia in many of the surgical specialities. A CEPOD Theatre allows emergency surgery during working hours.
For an informal discussion please contact:
Dr Murray Geddes, Clinical Director,
Anaesthetics and Theatres, St Johns Hospital.
01506 523060, 523064 Murray.geddes@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
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We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
Closing Date: 05/04/2025