Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics - UHA
Job reference: 263616
Salary: Specialty Doctor - 2022 (£64,158 - £99,975)
Employment type: Fixed-term
Hours Per Week: 40
Location: University Hospital Ayr
Department: Anaesthetics
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Job closing date: 12/11/2026

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Applications are invited from enthusiastic and forward thinking anaesthetists for a 12 month Specialty Doctor in Anaesthesia post within NHS Ayrshire and Arran (NHSAA). This post is available for 10 programmed activities, with 9 direct clinical care and 1 supporting professional activities and based at the University Hospital Ayr (UHA).

The successful applicant will be joining a team of 44 Consultant Anaesthetists, 1 Specialist, 1 Associate Specialists, 15 SAS doctors, 20 Anaesthetists in training and 3 Anaesthesia Associates. NHSAA has two district general hospitals, UHA and University Hospital Crosshouse (UHC).

UHA has been developed as a centre of excellence for Elective Orthopaedics, Urology, General Surgery and Ophthalmology. There is an 8 bedded level 2 critical care unit which is staffed in hours by the critical care service with out of hours cover provided by the anaesthetists on the UHA site. You will have the opportunity to develop subspecialty interests including perioperative medicine, regional anaesthesia and critical care.

UHC has been developed as the regional trauma unit, in addition to all paediatric, obstetrics, gynaecology, maxillofacial and ENT services being located on that site. There is an 18 bedded Critical Care unit at UHC providing Level 3 beds.

The post will involve a full shift pattern on an 8 week rotation for emergency anaesthesia, hospital emergencies, input to critical care and inter-hospital transfer of critically ill patients from UHA to UHC who require an intensive care bed or transfer for tertiary care.

Appropriately experienced applicants must have Full Registration (with a Licence to Practice) with the General Medical Council, and have completed at least 4 years full-time postgraduate training, of which at least 2 years will have been within Anaesthesia.

Key points:

• There is a wide range of teaching opportunities for postgraduate and undergraduate medical students from national and international universities using facilitated learning and simulation.
• Team members are supported to perform regional and national posts.
• We encourage and support our Specialty Doctors with the CESR process.
• UHA has been recognised as the top performing orthopaedic arthroplasty theatre in Scotland.
• NHS Ayrshire and Arran have established a nationally recognised Medical Peer Support Programme with formally trained Mentors.
• UHA and UHC are situated within the greenbelt with easy access to the countryside. Both have free parking and cycling facilities.

UHA has a preschool nursery on site.

Both UHC and UHA are easily accessed by road, with the M77 providing access to Glasgow within 30-45 minutes. Rail and Bus services also link Ayr and Kilmarnock to Glasgow and other surrounding towns. Prestwick Airport lies approximately a 15 minute drive away.

Both sites have free car parking facilities and active transport encouraged with on-site cycle storage and shower facilities.

Ayrshire is a great place to live and work, with a great coastal location and wide open sandy beaches. This offers exciting leisure opportunities including water-based activities such as sailing, kitesurfing and paddle boarding. There are multiple championship golf courses in the region, and exceptional road and off-road cycling. The island of Arran is a ferry ride away for day trips or short breaks. It is a fantastic place to raise a family, with affordable housing and access to first-rate schools.

Come and join the team at NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

For further information contact:
Dr Chris Johnstone, Clinical Director Anaesthesia, 01563 827172 (Anaesthetic Department), chris.johnstone@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
Dr John Allan, Clinical Director Critical Care, 01563 827172 (Anaesthetic Department), john.allan@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
Dr Sunny Bhatt, Deputy Clinical Director, 01292 610555 (Switchboard)
Dr Ian Anderson, Deputy Clinical Director, 01563 827172
Caroline Clark, General Manager, Surgical Services, 01292 610555

NHS Scotland 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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.