Consultant Anaesthetist | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | additional PA's available above 10 PA contract |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2026 |
| Location: | Lancaster, LA1 4RP |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7708324/331-L1790326 |
Summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a full time Consultant Anaesthetist based at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, part of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust. This is a wonderful opportunity for any new or senior consultant to join our welcoming, friendly well-established team of 25 consultants, 16 SAS Doctors as well as resident doctors, supporting all general services of the hospital including a busy Emergency Department. You will develop your clinical skills and have opportunity to be involved with leadership, research and audit across all areas of anaesthesia.
As a consultant you will have opportunity to develop special interests in Obstetric Anaesthesia, Paediatrics and Regional Anaesthesia services. Our consultant-led Obstetric services are provided in a dedicated Women’s unit. Other surgical subspecialties include Colorectal, Breast, Endocrine, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Trauma, Maxillo-facial, Ophthalmology, Urology and ENT.
Consultants at Lancaster also provide daytime theatre cover to Westmorland General Hospital, our elective surgical hub. Theatres at Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Westmoreland General Hospital have recently been fully refurbished.
The Trust comprises 5 sites, of which Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Furness General Hospital offer Intensive Care facilities and emergency departments. These ICUs are covered by a separate resident and consultant team out of hours.
• Assessment and preparation of patients for theatre and provision of peri-operative and immediate post-operative care at Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal.
• On-call, non-residential cover of emergency theatres and the obstetric unit, supervising two dedicated resident anaesthetists.
• Contribute to service development in areas of special interest and expertise.
• Undertake personal appraisal and job-planning as part of revalidation.
• Satisfy the criteria for revalidation.
• Demonstrate evidence-based practice where appropriate.
• Participate in clinical audit, governance and quality improvement.
• Involvement in undergraduate and post-graduate medical education is strongly encouraged and well supported.
• Maintain mandatory training requirements.
Royal Lancaster Infirmary is a friendly district general hospital based inNorth WestLancashire close to the Lake District. Westmorland General Hospital is located on the outskirts of the popular Lakeland town of Kendal. All our hospitals are situated in areas of outstanding natural beauty, whichoffer superb outdoor and recreational activities close to the Lake District, theRibbleValley and the Yorkshire Dales.Thereis easy access to the M6 motorway and a direct rail links to Manchester and London.
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
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
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 websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Application for this substantive post will only be accepted if youhold full GMC registration with a license to practice and entry on the Specialist Register or anticipating being in receipt of CCT/Professional Portfolio (formally CESR) within six months of interview.
This advert closes on Sunday 17 May 2026