Job summary
We are inviting applications to fill our Trust Doctor vacancy at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Department of Anaesthetics. This post will commence ASAP and is fixed term for 6 months. The post holder will work across sites - St Jamess University Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary.

Candidates must be fully registered with the General Medical Council and hold a license to practice by the intended start date.

Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have regular training lists across a broad spectrum of specialties as mutually agreed at interview and will be expected to contribute to the out of hours service by being part of the on-call team alongside the anaesthetic trainees. All out of hours call rotas at Leeds are a 1 in 8 working pattern and are compliant with European Working Time Directive legislation and the 2016 contract. When not working out of hours, successful applicants will have a mixture of consultant supervised and solo lists (where appropriate).

Please see attached JD and Personal Specifications for full details.

About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.

Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.

We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.

Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Why you should join our Team
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK, With 3215 beds and over 15,000 staff employed over 6 sites, serving the UK’s fifth largest city. The successful candidate will join a team of over 150 Anaesthetic staff including more than 130 consultants and over 50 trainee anaesthetists.

The post can provide the applicant experience in anaesthetic subspecialty blocks not available in most hospitals subject to availability. It is envisaged that such experience if appropriately documented and supported with work placed based assessments and regular appraisal would be of benefit to those seeking to join speciality training in Anaesthesia.

What you will bring to the role
The successful applicant will have regular training lists across a broad spectrum of specialties as mutually agreed at interview and will be expected to contribute to the out of hours service by being part of the on-call team alongside the anaesthetic trainees. All out of hours call rotas at Leeds are a 1 in 8 working pattern and are compliant with European Working Time Directive legislation and the 2016 contract. When not working out of hours, successful applicants will have a mixture of consultant supervised and solo lists (where appropriate).

Please see attached JD and Personal Specifications for full details.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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Desirable
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Experience
Essential
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Desirable
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details
Employer name: Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant
Rashmi Senaratne
Email: rashmi.senaratne@nhs.net