Job Description

These posts have been created due to the expansion of our specialty

doctor tier to provide senior resident cover for the intensive care unit. It

is anticipated that the successful candidates will work initially out of hors

on the intensive care rota and in hours in intensive care, theatres and

labour ward. There will be opportunities in the future to move to working

on the obstetric or theatres out of hours rotas.

The successful applicants will join a department of 24 consultants, 12

specialty doctors/associate specialists and up to 12 rotating residents

from the Yorkshire Deanery.

There will be an opportunity to modify the draft job plan to

accommodate specific commitments and skills. Flexible working

arrangements may be accommodated and should be discussed with Dr

Gregory or Dr Dunlop on application.

Job plans of greater than 10PAs are available. We are also interested in applicants with significant intensive care

experience who do not have a background in anaesthesia to staff our

senior resident tier on intensive care.



The department supports the concepts of continuing professional

development, clinical audit and external quality assurance and encourages

all doctors to participate in these activities by providing time and resources.

Specialty doctors are expected to continue to develop their skills and CPD

and to receive and deliver teaching. The Trust has an educational

programme aimed specifically at specialty doctors which receives funding in

addition to each doctor's study leave budget. Previous holders of these

posts have been supported to gain access to specialist training and to enter

the specialist register via the portfolio pathway (CESAR).

We strongly encourage leadership development. There is a trust leadership

programme and study leave is encouraged for this for appropriate

candidates. A mentoring programme is also in place in the Trust. Time is

allocated within job plans for leadership roles and professional leave

available for agreed additional responsibilities.

All staff are required to attend mandatory training. There are several "inhouse" CPD activities, including the departmental education/audit meetings,

a Trust lunchtime lecture programme training courses organised by the

Education Centre.

We encourage specialty doctors to develop specialist interests and

opportunities are available to have fixed sessions within job planning to

accommodate this..



Our award winning hospital is positioned at the gateway to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales affording the opportunity to live and work in a stunning part of the country with good schools and easy access to the larger towns of Bradford, Harrogate and the City of Leeds. The hospital covers a large geographical area between Yorkshire Dales and Bradford. As a department we have a programme of social events and many outdoor activities to appreciate the natural beauty of the surrounding outdoors.



Our dynamic department encourage involvement in our existing quality improvement projects and as well as new ideas for improving or developing new work streams. The department has recently gained Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation . The department was commended by ACSA in many aspects including team communication, perioperative fasting and anticoagulant management, simulation training and Specialty Doctor career development.



We have Consultants and SAS doctors with specialist interests in sustainability and leadership, mentoring, critical care and regional anaesthesia. We have SAS doctors in many leadership roles in the department and other trust roles.



As a Department and as a Trust we have fully embraced the specialty doctor's charter. Autonomous working for specialty doctors is in place, and within anaesthesia we have specialty doctors working autonomously.



For further details of this job vacancy, please see attached the full job description and person specification.