Job summary
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 Royal Lancaster Infirmary site. This is an excellent opportunity for an Anaesthetist to develop further skills in Obstetric Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia.

The hospital is a trust of 5 site bases with intensive care departments on 2 of its larger sites and theatres on 3 of the 5 sites. You will be based at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary with an expectation to cover Westmorland General Hospital as required. All of our hospitals offer a warm, friendly environment which we pride ourselves upon.

Royal Lancaster Infirmary is based within the Historic, University City of Lancaster, which contains many shops, restaurants, cinemas and theatres. Furness General Hospital is based in North Lancashire close to the Lake District. Westmorland General Hospital is located on the outskirts of the popular Lakeland town of Kendal.

Our hospitals are situated near areas of outstanding natural beauty, which offer superb outdoor and recreational activities close to the Lake District, an ideal base to escape large City Centre pressures. Access to good transport links by train and road allows for easy reach to many northern cities, such as Manchester and Liverpool, where you will find a wealth of shops, restaurants, museums and galleries.

Main duties of the job
The department runs a full shift pattern with prospective cover for annual leave and study leave. The post is 10-13PA per week depending on agreed job plans of which 1PA per week will be allocated SPA.

• You will join an established team of 25 Consultants with 16 Specialist and Specialty Doctors supporting all general services of the hospital including ICU, Obstetrics and Accident and Emergency department. Theatres include, Emergency lists, Gynaecology, Orthopaedic and trauma, General Surgery, ENT, Urology, and Max Fax.
• 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, 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.
• 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.
• Satisfy the criteria for revalidation.

You must hold full GMC with a license to practice.

About us
We operate from three main hospitals - Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

RLI and FGH have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. RLI ICU covers level 2 and 3 patients whilst FGH covers level 2 only.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

Details
Date posted: 01 September 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Specialty Doctor
Salary: £63,696 to £102,689 a year pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 331-L1720226-B
Job locations: Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Ashton Rd, Lancaster, LA1 4RP, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person Specification
Shortlisting criteria
Essential

• Relevant Medical Qualification
• Full registration and licence to practice with the General Medical Council
• Minimum 2 years experience in anaesthetics
• Recent ICU experience
• Recent obstetric experience

Desirable

• Previous NHS experience

Essential and Desirable
Essential

• Relevant Medical Training Qualifications
• Full Registration and licence to practice with the General Medical Council

Desirable

• Demonstrable amount of Experience in Anaesthesia, ICU and obstetrics
• 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).