Locum Specialty Doctor in Anaesthesia
Fixed Term Post – 6 months, February to August 2027

Full Time Available, Part Time / Job Share Applications Also Welcome

£66,404 - £103,475 per annum pro rata for basic 10 PA appointment.

Why work for us?
Patients are at the centre of everything we do in our daily working lives at NHS Borders ensuring they are safe, cared for efficiently, effectively by suitably experienced and qualified staff driving quality at the heart of patient care. We are a dynamic and forward thinking team with a wealth of clinical and leadership experience. We aim for an open and honest culture and believe in nurturing future stars in NHS.

Our service caters for a stable population in a tranquil and beautiful rural area only 36 miles from Scotland's vibrant capital, Edinburgh. We have excellent local schools and leisure facilities and a quality of life second to none. There is affordable housing in the local area and a relocation package / assistance with temporary accommodation is available for the successful candidate.

The Role
This is an opportunity to join the Anaesthetics Department in a modern well-equipped and experience the excellent quality of life of the beautiful and rural Borders area in South East Scotland. You would exercise an intermediate level of accountability and the post will have flexible daytime Theatre / ITU responsibilities and out of hours commitments each week. It may be possible to re-organise some of these activities to accommodate specialist interests. Appropriate time is provided for pre and post-operative care, emergency cover for unseen occasions, audit, administration, teaching and other commitments outside the operating theatre. This includes departmental, educational and service commitments.

You must have full registration with the GMC with a licence to practice with adequate postgraduate training and/or Anaesthetic specialty training programme experience (or equivalent), including adequate experience in Obstetric Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, to deal with the on-call requirements. FRCA or equivalent is also desirable.

Out of hours commitments are on a 1 in 7 basis shared with senior trainees, specialty doctors and associate specialist colleagues.

Informal telephone and e-mail enquiries and enquiries about visits to the hospital are welcome, please contact:
Dr Jonathan Aldridge: 01896 826 322 Email: jonathan.aldridge@borders.scot.nhs.uk

Whether you're early in your career or looking to take the next step into a more senior role, NHS Borders offers a supportive environment where you can grow, influence change, and make a real impact.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form. NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination.