Specialty Doctor - Anaesthetics

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Specialty Doctor - Anaesthetics

The closing date is 30 April 2026

Applicants are welcomed from candidates with minimum 2 year experience in Anaesthetics.

We are delighted to be offering the opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join our team of developing anaesthetists at our Furness General Hospital Site. This is an excellent opportunity for an Anaesthetist to develop further skills in Obstetric Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia.

Main duties of the job

• You will join a team of Consultants with several Specialist and Specialty Doctors supporting all general services of the hospital including Accident and Emergency department, Theatres covering maternity, Gynaecology, Orthopaedic and trauma, ophthalmology and ENT.
• You will work with some supervision while in theatres, experience dependent.
• On-call shifts provide residential cover over a 2 tier rota for emergency work, principally in theatres, obstetrics and Intensive Care.
• Involvement in undergraduate and post-graduate medical education.
• Assessment and preparation of patients for theatre and provision of immediate post-operative care.
• Actively participate in and present clinical audit.
• Demonstrate evidence based practice where appropriate.
• Undertake and participate in the appraisal process and job planning.
• Satisfy the criteria for revalidation.
• Contribute to service development in areas of special interest and expertise.
• Actively participate in continuing medical education.
• Undertake personal appraisal and job-planning as part of revalidation.

You must hold full GMC with a license to practice.

Person Specification

• Relevant Medical Qualification
• Full registration and licence to practice with the General Medical Council
• Meets required minimum practice for the role

Essential and Desirable

• Relevant Medical Training Qualifications
• Full Registration and licence to practice with the General Medical Council
• Demonstrable amount of Experience in Anaesthesia
• Ability to use clinical judgement and demonstrate the management of risk
• Show Effective Team Working
• Knowledge of systems and processes within the NHS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust