Consultant in Anaesthesia; x2

Dynamiccolleague required to fill these two-replacement posts within the anaestheticdepartment at St James Hospital.

The successful applicant should possess FRCA (or equivalent) and should be includedon 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 appointmentregulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.

Applicants should have established skills in generaladult anaesthesia, with experience in thoracics, hepatobiliary and majorgeneral 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 togive a 10-minute presentation on:

What are the challenges we face in the next 5 years and how can aconsultant anaesthetist positively influence them?

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD:
Friday 17 April
2026

The post-holder will participate in theundergraduate 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 theteaching program for StRs in Anaesthesia in the Yorkshire Deanery.

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 £1.1billion. Our 20,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treatover 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 1,050,000out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy andculture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.

Our vision is based onThe 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:

Accountable

Empowered

We believe that by beingtrue to these values, we will consistently achieve and continuously improve our results in relation to our goals, which are to be:

1. Thebest for patient safety, quality and experience

2. Thebest place to work

3. Acentre of excellence for specialist services, education, research and innovation

4. Hospitals that offer seamless, integrated care

5. Financially sustainable

Inrelation to this post, this appointment will enable us to continue to deliver asafe service for our patients and increase our ability to provide appropriateanaesthetic cover for theatre lists.

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OBJECTIVESOF THE POST

1. Towork with other consultant colleagues in the provision of a comprehensiveanaesthetic service in the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

2. Todevelop and /or consolidate expertise in anaesthesia.

3. To maintain and expand the excellence of teaching and research already establishedwithin the Trust.

4. Toservice plans for the specialty, taking account of the changes in clinical practice and new technologies available.

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

• 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.

• Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
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