Job Description

Required to fill these 2 replacement posts within the anaesthetic department at St James Hospital.
You will participate in the undergraduate teaching program for the school of Medicine, University of Leeds, which is organised on specialty or clinical area basis. The appointee, with colleagues, will contribute to the teaching of postgraduates, including the teaching program for StRs in Anaesthesia in the Yorkshire Deanery.
INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD VIA MS TEAMS: 23 July 2025
Main duties of the job
The successful applicants should possess FRCA (or equivalent) and should be included on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.
Applicants should have established skills in general adult anaesthesia, with experience in thoracic, regional and upper GI Anaesthesia. Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential.
Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.
If shortlisted, you will be required to give a 10-minute presentation on:
How can we ensure service development and improvement at a time of financial restraint
About us
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of xc2xa31.1 billion. Our 20,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A& E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.
Our vision is based on The Leeds Way, which is a clear statement of who we are and what we believe, founded on values of working that were put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be:
Patient-centred
Fair
Collaborative
Accountable
Empowered
We believe that by being true to these values, we will consistently achieve and continuously improve our results in relation to our goals, which are to be:
1. The best for patient safety, quality and experience
2. The best place to work
3. A centre of excellence for specialist services, education, research and innovation
4. Hospitals that offer seamless, integrated care
5. Financially sustainable
Job description
Job responsibilities
In relation to this post, there is a requirement for increased anaesthetic capacity to deliver additional activity coupled with the recurrent dependence on locum consultant anaesthetists to deliver the existing service. The requirement to deliver the current service level agreements and additional elective sessions requires an increase in the number of anaesthetic consultants employed by the Trust.
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST
1. To work with other consultant colleagues in the provision of a comprehensive paediatric
anaesthetic service in the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
2. To develop and/or consolidate expertise in anaesthesia for major Hepatobiliary surgery in children
3. To develop and/or consolidate expertise in paediatric anaesthesia.
4. To maintain and expand the excellence of teaching and research already established
within the Trust.
5. To support service plans for the specialty, taking account of the changes in clinical
practice and new technologies available.
6. To participate in and progress Clinical Governance
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• FRCA or equivalent qualification.
• Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
• YOUR GMC NUMBER MUST BE FULLY STATED IN YOUR APPLICATION FORM.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Is up to date and fit to practise safely.

Desirable

• Relevant higher degree.

Training, Research, Teaching & Audit
Essential

• Should have completed a recognised training programme in anaesthesia.
• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
• Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.

Desirable

• Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
• Evidence of Small Group Teaching, organising/ delivering formal teaching programme.
• Completion of audit cycle and demonstrating quality improvement.

Experience
Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in anaesthesia.
• Specifically, must demonstrate higher training in anaesthesia.
• Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.

Management, Interpersonal Skills & Other Requirements
Essential

• Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
• *Well organised and skilled in good time management.
• *Effective interpersonal skills.
• *Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
• *Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
• *Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:
• -CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process. CESR applicants must be on the relevant Specialist Register at the time of application.

Desirable

• Attendance at recognised management course, evidence of leadership
• Demonstrates ability to lead a team

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