NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
Post senior clinical fellows
Posts available from August 2025, Feb 2025 and onwards for 6-12 months
Base: paeDIATRIC anaesTHESIA
Applications are invited for the above posts, which offer advanced sub-specialist training in the Paediatric Anaesthesia. The posts will be based at the Regional Specialty Centre, at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow – a leading Paediatric training centre in the UK providing many of Scotland’s national services: Cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology; Renal transplantation; Cleft palate surgery; Chest wall surgery; Complex paediatric airway surgery (including laryngo-tracheal reconstruction and laser surgery); craniofacial and neurosurgery. The hospital has a large complex neonatal workload. Fellows can expect regular exposure to neonatal anaesthesia, with many surgical procedures carried out in NICU itself
These are exciting and challenging clinical posts for those wishing to have a major interest in paediatric anaesthesia in the future.
Research and audit are actively encouraged.
Sub-interests in wellbeing, eco anaesthesia and simulation education are being offered, with dedicated time to develop in these fields.
Wellbeing: the fellow will be provided the opportunity to an opportunity to develop and contribute to wellbeing projects within Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board. They will receive training in Critical Incident Stress Management and work within the established at RHC or GGC, as well as be involved in implementing and attending rounds at RHC.
ECO: fellows would be linked into existing projects and working parties including the Eco Committee at RHC and the , as well as being supported to lead and complete new project ideas.
SIM: to develop and deliver the simulation training within the anaesthetic and theatre groups. Attendance of a simulation instructor course will be facilitated.
Applicants must hold a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training or equivalent in Anaesthesia on starting the post.
To practice medicine in the you need to hold both GMC registration and a licence to practice. This post is not suitable for MTI
For more information, please contact: ZUZANA KUSNIRIKOVA, CONSULTANT ANAESTHETIST, ,
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
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