Job details
- Job reference: 250236
- Salary: Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064)
- Job closing date: 16/08/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: Dr Grays Hospital
- Employment type: Fixed-term
- Hours Per Week: 40 hours (10PA)
- Job posted date: 17/07/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Grampian
- Department: Anaesthetics Department
NHS GRAMPIAN
FIXED TERM CONSULTANT INTENSIVIST
FIXED TERM 1 YEAR
FULL TIME, FLEXIBLE OR PART-TIME APPOINTMENT
DR GRAY’S HOSPITAL, ELGIN, Scotland
This full-time post will primarily be based at Dr Gray’s Hospital, High Dependency Unit.
Dr Gray’s Hospital is a District General Hospital situated in Elgin in the North-East of Scotland. Inverness lies 35 miles to the West with Aberdeen 65 miles to the East.
Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post). For more information visit www.gmc-uk.org
Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register from date of interview.
CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) or Portfolio Pathway route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive Consultant post once CESR or Portfolio Pathway specialist registration is awarded. Those with an International Recognised Specialist Qualification approved by GMC should have a confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register.
If you are interested in joining the Team at Dr Gray’s we would be delighted to invite you to visit the Hospital and speak to our clinicians about the work of the department as well as an insight to the recreational activities in the surrounding area.
Interested prospective candidates should contact: Dr Duff Bruce Hospital Director email duff.bruce@nhs.scot
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Key Worker Housing Support
Moray Council are offering temporary accommodation for key workers moving to Moray to support recruitment in the public sector, including NHS roles. This opportunity is designed to help individuals who are unable to secure housing locally while starting their new job.
Applicants must be filling a public sector role such as NHS healthcare professionals eg Consultants, Nurses, Physiotherapists where local skills shortages exist.
You must be moving to Moray from outside the area and must be willing to accept a Short Scottish Secure Tenancy (SSST), which is a temporary housing arrangement.
Key worker points will be awarded based on employer confirmation of recruitment need, and housing will be provided for a minimum of six months, with the possibility of extension up to 12 months. This accommodation option allows applicants time to secure permanent housing while addressing local recruitment challenges.
Successful applicants, if interested, are required to submit an application for housing using Moray Council’s online portal: https://online.moray.gov.uk/ords/houlive_selfserv/f?p=13000:101.
Please ensure that the address you provide on your application form is your current place of residence for your present workplace, and that your identification confirms this address.
As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you need us to make any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our recruitment team at the earliest opportunity. Email us at gram.recruitment@nhs.scot.
NHS GRAMPIAN
FIXED TERM CONSULTANT INTENSIVIST
FIXED TERM 1 YEAR
FULL TIME, FLEXIBLE OR PART-TIME APPOINTMENT
DR GRAY’S HOSPITAL, ELGIN, Scotland
This full-time post will primarily be based at Dr Gray’s Hospital, High Dependency Unit.
Dr Gray’s Hospital is a District General Hospital situated in Elgin in the North-East of Scotland. Inverness lies 35 miles to the West with Aberdeen 65 miles to the East.
Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post). For more information visit www.gmc-uk.org
Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register from date of interview.
CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) or Portfolio Pathway route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive Consultant post once CESR or Portfolio Pathway specialist registration is awarded. Those with an International Recognised Specialist Qualification approved by GMC should have a confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register.
If you are interested in joining the Team at Dr Gray’s we would be delighted to invite you to visit the Hospital and speak to our clinicians about the work of the department as well as an insight to the recreational activities in the surrounding area.
Interested prospective candidates should contact: Dr Duff Bruce Hospital Director email duff.bruce@nhs.scot
Home - Wish you Worked Here
Key Worker Housing Support
Moray Council are offering temporary accommodation for key workers moving to Moray to support recruitment in the public sector, including NHS roles. This opportunity is designed to help individuals who are unable to secure housing locally while starting their new job.
Applicants must be filling a public sector role such as NHS healthcare professionals eg Consultants, Nurses, Physiotherapists where local skills shortages exist.
You must be moving to Moray from outside the area and must be willing to accept a Short Scottish Secure Tenancy (SSST), which is a temporary housing arrangement.
Key worker points will be awarded based on employer confirmation of recruitment need, and housing will be provided for a minimum of six months, with the possibility of extension up to 12 months. This accommodation option allows applicants time to secure permanent housing while addressing local recruitment challenges.
Successful applicants, if interested, are required to submit an application for housing using Moray Council’s online portal: https://online.moray.gov.uk/ords/houlive_selfserv/f?p=13000:101.
Please ensure that the address you provide on your application form is your current place of residence for your present workplace, and that your identification confirms this address.
As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you need us to make any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our recruitment team at the earliest opportunity. Email us at gram.recruitment@nhs.scot.
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As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you need us to make any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our recruitment team at the earliest opportunity. Email us at gram.recruitment@nhs.scot.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the interview in person. Alternative arrangements or adjustments will be considered in the event there are circumstances that may prevent candidates attending in person to ensure it is inclusive and accessible to all.
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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.
Person specification
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of effective participation in audit.
- Enthusiasm and willingness to initiate and / or supervise audit projects.
Desirable
- Publication of audit in peer reviewed medical journals.
Ability
Essential
- Competence in a wide range of critical care techniques and knowledge.
- Ability to take full responsibility for independent management of patients
- Experience of teaching and supervising performance of clinical skills by trainees
Desirable
- Specialist techniques particularly appropriate to the work of a district general environment and instruction of post-graduate trainees. e.g. Bronchoscopy, Ultrasonography, echocardiography etc.
Research
Essential
- Evidence of supporting or participation in research work.
- Interest in and enthusiasm for research work in Critical Care
Desirable
- Evidence of design and / or conduct of research studies. Publication of research in peer reviewed medical journals.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 6 years in recognised training post. Ability to undertake the clinical work and supervisory medical work expected of a consultant in NHS practice in Scotland.
Desirable
- Additional post–CCT training or experience.
- Knowledge and experience of Echocardiography in critical care.
- Experience of transfer of critically ill patients.
Motivation
Essential
- Genuine interest and enthusiasm for Intensive Care Medicine and associated specialty.
- Genuine interest and enthusiasm for practising critical care medicine in a small district general hospital
Desirable
- Affiliation to relevant Critical Care & associated societies.
Personality
Essential
- Able to function well in acutely stressful situations on recurring basis.
- Enthusiasm, warmth and ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
Desirable
- Leadership qualities.
Qualifications
Essential
- MBChB or equivalent
- GMC Registration & Specialist registration
- CCT Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) or equivalent
- License to practice
Desirable
- Higher Degree in an area relevant to teaching hospital consultant practice (e.g. MD, PhD)
- MRCP or equivalent
- Other qualifications relevant to medicine & critical care e.g. Medical Education, management etc.
Management Ability
Essential
- Sensitivity to management issues.
- Understanding of the organisational structure of the NHS.
Desirable
- Practical experience, course attendance, or qualification.
- Experience in quality improvement and leadership related to critical care.
Other requirements
Essential
- Adherence to professional, standards and ethics.
- Ability and willingness to participate in teaching of under-graduates and post- graduates, nurses and other health-care professionals.
- Ability to communicate clearly in written and spoken English and ability to produce legible notes.
- Visit to the Department of Anaesthesia at Dr Gray's Hospital or in depth knowledge prior to shortlisting
Desirable
- Experience of teaching non-medical staff.
- Ability to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate widely. Uses a non-judgmental approach to patients and colleagues.
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