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NHS Shetland is the most northerly Health Service in the country and a unique setting in which to develop your career. We are a tight-knit organisation with approximately 650 staff looking after the health needs of some 23,000 people spread across 15 islands. We follow a highly professional ethos that characterises every aspect of our operations. All in all you’ll find a superb degree of professionalism allied to a practical, resolute approach to the challenges of working in a remote island setting

We are looking to appoint 3 full time consultant anaesthetists to work in NHS Shetland who will work at the Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick. Whilst the post is of a general nature every effort will be made to accommodate a successful candidate’s subspecialty interest. Subspecialty interest in pain medicine, trauma, obstetric anaesthesia could be accommodated and these skills would be particularity advantageous.

The Anaesthetic Department provides comprehensive general anaesthetic and critical care services. In addition, because of the remote nature of Shetland there is the necessity for anaesthetists to operate outside their core skills when the occasion arises – for instance to provide an enhanced trauma resuscitation service, to provide expertise in the resuscitation and stabilisation of neonates and paediatric patients, and to reap the reward of being able to adapt core anaesthetic skills to suit unpredictable and potentially challenging clinical scenarios arising outside the traditional theatre-based environment.

This is a beautiful part of the world with a satisfyingly different lifestyle from the metropolitan centres. The diverse nature of Shetland’s culture, the stunning scenery, the wildlife, the local dialects as well as the spread of different islands all make for greater professional and personal challenges. Shetland is a world where wildlife is truly wild - otters and seals play in quiet coves and the air is full of the sound of wild birds crowding the jagged cliffs in huge and noisy colonies. There are regular sightings of killer whales and superb displays of rare sub-arctic flora.

Candidate Pack for download

Enquiries

Interested candidates are invited in the first instance to discuss the posts with Lorraine Porteous, Associate Director, at our recruitment partners, Aspen People, on 0141 212 7555 or email mscholes@aspenpeople.co.uk

Informal enquiries to the department will be encouraged and arranged to suit candidate’s availability.

How to Apply

All applications will be acknowledged by us and treated in the strictest of confidence.

Please refer to the Candidate Information Pack for details of the roles. We advise that applicants provide clear evidence to show how their experience, skills knowledge and career achievements match the requirements of the post.

Candidates wishing to apply should submit the following information via the link below:

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Please quote Ref No: 11545 on all correspondence.