# Consultant Anaesthetists (Part Time Rotational Posts) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Orkney. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-anaesthetists-part-time-rotational-posts/b8ccf2eb-8567-402b-86b8-e352a7ac4e0b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-anaesthetists-part-time-rotational-posts/b8ccf2eb-8567-402b-86b8-e352a7ac4e0b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Orkney - **Location:** The Balfour - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £111,430 - £148,064 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T14:54:08.676Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=267797 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=267797 - **Employer website:** https://www.ohb.scot.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 257386 - Salary: Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064) - Job closing date: 04/10/2026 - Job Type: Medical and Dental - Location: The Balfour - Employment type: Permanent - Hours Per Week: Various - Job posted date: 20/08/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Orkney - Department: Acute Services ### Consultant Anaesthetist – part time rotational positions – The Balfour, NHS Orkney Would you like to combine a rewarding remote and rural anaesthetic role with a mainland clinical base? NHS Orkney is recruiting three rotational Consultant Anaesthetists to join a new substantive consultant team at The Balfour – our modern rural general hospital of 44 beds, serving a population of around 22,000. These posts follow a blended rotational pattern. You would spend around a third of the year on the island – delivered in two-week or four-week blocks, by agreement – providing general perioperative care and anaesthesia, contributing to obstetric, paediatric, HDU and emergency cover, and taking part in the consultant on-call rota during your on-island blocks. The remaining paid weeks are yours to maintain and develop your wider practice at a mainland centre, supported by an honorary contract with NHS Grampian or another board agreed with you. NHS Orkney is committed to ensuring we offer a great place to work; we therefore welcome discussions with potential candidates who wish to explore alternative working patterns that allow for optimal work life balance. You should hold a broad range of general anaesthetic and resuscitation skills and be confident working autonomously in a small-team island setting. Team working is crucial, and strong interpersonal skills are essential. NHS Orkney is a collaborative organisation, working in close liaison with colleagues in NHS Grampian and our national emergency retrieval teams. ### What we can offer you - A blended post of 17 weeks a year on the island, with 13 paid weeks away to maintain your wider practice. - On-island time delivered in two-week or four-week blocks – choose the pattern that fits your life and commitments. - 10 to 12 PA on island week choice of working intensity. - Paid time away from Orkney for sub-specialty work, research, teaching and CPD, supported by an honorary contract with a mainland board. - Accommodation provided and all travel to Orkney covered. - The chance to help build a new substantive anaesthetic service alongside our Orkney-based consultants and Clinical Lead. - A stunning location with diverse natural resources and a rich culture to explore during your on-island blocks. Not ready to apply but interested to find out more? We are hosting an webinar on 22 September from 5-6pm where you will hear more about these opportunities directly from members of our clinical leadership team. Click here to register. Orkney is a wonderful place to live and work, and has been voted one of the happiest and best places to live in the UK, offering amazing scenery and unique wildlife. Excellent ferry and air connections make travel to the Scottish mainland straightforward. To find out more about working for NHS Orkney please visit https://www.ohb.scot.nhs.uk/, and for living in Orkney https://www.orkney.com/. ### If you are interested, please contact Dr Judith Kendell at judith.kendell@nhs.scot Dr Anna Lamont, Medical Director at anna.lamont@nhs.scot or John Daniels, Interim Chief Officer Acute Services at John.Daniels@nhs.scot to discuss these positions. These positions are subject to a PVG Scheme Record check. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Willingness to travel to Orkney for on-island blocks and to stay in provided accommodation near The Balfour. - Ability to be within 30 minutes of The Balfour on Mainland Orkney while on call during on-island blocks. - Driving licence. ### Disposition **Essential** - Effective communicator with good interpersonal skills. - Fluency in English. - Ability to work under pressure and to prioritise. - Flexibility in working pattern. - Commitment to CPD. - Good time management. - Computer and IT competency. **Desirable** - Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities. ### Education and training **Essential** - Primary Medical Degree. - GMC Registration with a Licence to Practise. - Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via relevant CCT or CESR route; OR in a recognised training post within 6 months of CCT. - FRCA or equivalent. **Desirable** - Higher degree, e.g. MSc, MD, MBA. - Sub-specialty qualifications, e.g. FFICM / FICM, FFPMRCA. - ALS, ATLS. - Paediatric emergency competencies, e.g. EPALS, PILS. ### Working pattern and rotation **Essential** - Willingness and ability to commit to the rotational pattern, working on-island in two-week or four-week blocks. - Willingness to hold an honorary contract with NHS Grampian or another agreed mainland board. - Ability to work autonomously and to integrate quickly into a small clinical team during on-island blocks. - Willingness to participate in the on-call rota during on-island blocks. **Desirable** - Experience of a rotational, annualised or networked working pattern. - An existing relationship with NHS Grampian or another prospective honorary-contract board. ### Management and administration **Essential** - Able to work effectively within a team of medical, nursing and AHP colleagues. - Understanding of the principles of clinical governance and medical audit. **Desirable** - Participation in research or clinical audit. - Evidence of contributing to service improvement. ### Clinical experience and effectiveness **Essential** - Ability to undertake the clinical work expected of a Consultant Anaesthetist in NHS practice in Scotland. - Ability to independently manage a wide range of emergency situations. - Recent experience of obstetric anaesthesia, paediatric anaesthesia and critical care. - A broad spectrum of clinical skills and evidence of an ability to develop new skills. - Willingness to comply with annual appraisal requirements. **Desirable** - UK / NHS experience at a senior level. - Experience and understanding of the issues in remote and rural medicine. - An established sub-specialty interest or mainland clinical base. - Research, teaching or quality improvement interests. - Awareness of national recommendations and frameworks. ## Documents - [Recruitment Pack (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1192859&JobId=267797) - [NHS Orkney Candidate Information Pack (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1187756&JobId=267797) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.