Job requirements
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Essential
26 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Development
Evidence of relevant Continuing Professional Development
- Development
Evidence of satisfactory compliance with appraisal requirements
- Team Working
Effective Team Player
- Clinical Audit
Evidence of involvement in medical audit
- Qualifications
Full GMC Registration with a current Licence to Practice
- Qualifications
Completion of a least 4 years’ full-time postgraduate training or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis
- Qualifications
Have passed the Primary FRCA exam or equivalent exam relevant to ICM practice
- Qualifications
At least 2 years training (or as a fixed term specialty trainee) in a specialty training programme in Anaesthesia or Acute Care Common Stem, or ICM or shall be able to demonstrate equivalent experience and competencies.
- Qualifications
Will have advanced airway skills commensurate with the “Initial Assessment of Anaesthetic Competencies”.
- Qualifications
Experience of working at a senior level in ICM, Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Acute Medicine
- General Experience
Experience of working in Critical Care and Anaesthesia
- General Experience
Knowledge & skills relevant to delivery of Critical Care for Adults and Children.
- General Experience
Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and patients
- General Experience
Ability to work efficiently and timeously
- General Experience
IT literacy
- General Experience
Ability to develop and maintain a database of clinical practice
- Teaching & Training
Ability to deliver good quality teaching
- Research & Publications
Evidence of delivering presentations
- Management and Administration
Commitment to effective departmental management and participation in a multidisciplinary group
- Management and Administration
Proven organisational skills
- Personal and Interpersonal Skills
A willingness to accept flexibility to meet the changing needs of the NHS in Scotland
- Personal and Interpersonal Skills
Effective communicator and negotiator
- Personal and Interpersonal Skills
Demonstrate effective leadership
- Personal and Interpersonal Skills
A willingness to develop special interests which conform to the needs of NHS Ayrshire and Arran
- Personal and Interpersonal Skills
Ability to operate on a variety of different levels
- Personal and Interpersonal Skills
Open and non-confrontational
Desirable
15 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Development
Evidence of leading clinical improvement activities within anaesthesia or critical care
- Team Working
Ability to lead appropriate others in the Intensive Care environment as appropriate and to think strategically
- Clinical Audit
Peer reviewed publications and presentations
- Qualifications
Fellow of Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
- Qualifications
Fellow of Royal College of Anaesthesia
- Qualifications
Have completed post-graduate qualification in relevant areas
- Qualifications
Post graduate diploma or equivalent in Intensive Care Medicine
- General Experience
Training at Higher / Advanced Level ICM
- General Experience
Experience of managing patients in ICU and HDU at a senior level.
- Teaching & Training
Training / qualification in medical education and simulation
- Research & Publications
Evidence of publications or presentations at national meetings in topics relating to Intensive Care Medicine
- Management and Administration
Management experience
- Management and Administration
Understanding of resource management and quality assurance.
- Personal and Interpersonal Skills
Knowledge of recent changes in the NHS in Scotland
- Personal and Interpersonal Skills
Prior experience of working in the NHS
Job details
- Job reference: 257749
- Salary: Locum Specialty Doctor - 2022 (£64,158 - £99,975)
- Job closing date: 08/09/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: University Hospital Crosshouse
- Employment type: Fixed-term
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Job posted date: 25/08/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Ayrshire & Arran
- Department: Intensive Care Medicine
Applications are invited from enthusiastic and forward thinking intensivists for a post as a Locum Specialty Doctor in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) in NHS Ayrshire and Arran.The successful applicant will be joining a Critical Care Service which operates across the two acute sites: University Hospital Crosshouse (UHC) and University Hospital Ayr (UHA). The critical care team forms part of a wider Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care in NHS Ayrshire and Arran comprising of Consultants, SAS doctors, Training Grade Doctors, Clinical Fellows and Advanced Critical Care Practitioners.The post will involve resident shift work in Critical Care. The post holder must have advanced airway skills commensurate with someone who has completed “initial assessment of anaesthetic competencies (IAC)”. The post holder will have the opportunity to develop sub-specialty interests to complement the existing expertise and interests of the department.The post will involve participation in the Intensive Care resident middle-grade rota at UHC. This includes providing outreach across the hospital site and undertaking intra- and inter-hospital transfer of critically unwell patients. In addition there is an anaesthetist covering the maternity unit 24 hours a day and another resident anaesthetist allocated to cover the emergency theatre.Whilst consultant support is always available, it is anticipated that the successful applicant would be competent to safely work in the Intensive Care Unit with a degree of autonomy and independence to manage a range of routine critical care presentations with direct support from consultants for more complex situations. The successful applicant would be expected to work along-side and in support of other middle-grade doctors including clinical development fellows, training grade doctors and advanced critical care practitioners.
UHC is a 539-bedded general hospital located on the outskirts of Kilmarnock, which was opened in 1982, and has been expanded and upgraded regularly since then, including the co-location of the Ayrshire Maternity Unit in 2006.UHC provides a comprehensive range of surgical services including robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) for gynaecology, colorectal and urology. The hospital also hosts several area-wide services, including Ayrshire’s Trauma Unit, Paediatrics (Medical and Surgical), Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ENT, Maxillofacial and one national service – the Cochlear Implant Service. UHC operates a combined Critical Care Unit that comprises 12 Level 3 (ICU) beds, and 6 Level 2 (SHDU) beds currently co-located in a temporary Critical Care facility which is a legacy from changes that were made in response to the Covid Pandemic. There are additionally Level 1 (Surgical High Care / ERAS) beds and a separate Medical HDU located and staffed separately.Adjoining UHC, is the Ayrshire Maternity Unit (AMU). There are approximately 3900 deliveries per year. The Labour Suite has two theatres with dedicated anaesthetic assistance from a team of anaesthetic nurses and ODPs.UHA lies just to the east of Ayr, and serves the population of South Ayrshire. Surgical specialties on site include general surgery, urology, ophthalmology and all in-patient elective orthopaedics for Ayrshire. A focus on elective surgery is being developed, with expertise and innovative practice being used to drive improved quality and efficiency. UHA operates an 8 bed HDU critical care unit which is staffed in-hours by the critical care service with out-of-hours cover provided by the anaesthetists on the UHA site.Both UHC and UHA are easily accessed by road, with the M77 providing access to Glasgow within 30 - 45 minutes. Rail services also link Ayr and Kilmarnock to Glasgow and other surrounding towns, and Prestwick Airport lies approximately a 15 minute drive away. Both sites provide free car parking facilities. The hospitals lie close to the stunning Ayrshire coastline, with many beaches and golf courses among other attractions.For information and informal visits, please contact Dr J Allan, Clinical Director, Tel: 01563 827172 (Secretary) or 01563 521133 (Switchboard).
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This advert is for Specialty Doctor in Intensive Care Medicine with NHS Ayrshire and Arran in Kilmarnock, Scotland. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Anaesthesia and Intensive Care role. The advertised salary is £64,158 - £99,975. The contract type is Fixed-term. The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.
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