Job Title: Trust Doctor in Anaesthesia Grade: ST3-5 Specialty/Department: Anaesthesia Site and Location: St Jamess University Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT 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 UKs fifth largest city. Our department provides anaesthetic and critical care provision across all the hospitals covering Major General Surgery, Urology, Gynaecology, Cardiac, Thoracics, Transplant (liver and kidney), Opthalmics, Vascular, Neuro, ENT, Maxillo facial surgery, Trauma and Plastic Surgery and training in general, neuro and cardiac intensive care medicine. MEDICAL STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT The successful candidate will join a team of over 150 Anaesthetic staff including more than 130 consultants and over 50 trainee anaesthetists. Full details of the department and staff are included in induction pack for successful candidates. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED Please see Person Specification DUTIES OF THE POST 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). LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY The successful candidate will mainly have supervised theatre lists with Consultant trainers but it is envisaged that the candidate will have the opportunity to develop their own confidence in their areas of interest and work with local supervision independently. The successful applicant will have a named consultant supervisor and undergo regular appraisal and actively take part in the GMC revalidation process. During these meetings any specific training requirements and educational goals can be defined. TEACHING AND RESEARCH/STUDY AND TRAINING 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. There is an excellent range of postgraduate medical activities at Leeds Teaching Hospitals directed by the PGME centre which has bases at both the Leeds General Infirmary and St Jamess University Hospital. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is the main provider of postgraduate training in Anaesthesia in the West Yorkshire region. As such we have extensive experience of supporting and preparing trainees in their professional goals of achieving the FRCA examinations and securing consultant positions. We have a highly skilled and motivated consultant body who maintain a strong interest in teaching, training and examining, and this culture will be of benefit to those wishing to complete FRCA examinations. The Leeds Teaching Hospitals is the principle teaching hospital for the Medical School at the University of Leeds and the post holder will be encouraged to participate fully in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. This post is for an initial term of 1 year with the option to extend if mutually agreeable. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are: Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values Additionally the following are core values which relate specifically to this post: The beliefs and attitudes that underpin effective performance within the job role. Emphasis should be on the requirements of the role not the individual when completing this section. Examples might include: quality focus, mistakes are used as a continual learning experience, honesty, integrity etc. The Trust has the right to withdraw an offer or employment if not satisfied of a candidate's suitability for this position by reason of criminal record or antecedents, especially in cases where no declaration of criminal proceedings has been made on a candidates application form or DBS Form. The Trust reserves the right to determine this issue at its sole discretion. If you are appointed to this post you will be asked to complete a 'DBS Disclosure Application Form' which will be submitted to the DBS. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders which is available on request. Infection Control The jobholder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practicing Universal Infection Control Precautions. Hand hygiene must be performed before and after contact with patients and their environment. Patient and Public Involvement The Trust has a statutory duty to involve patients and public in evaluating and planning services. See attached JD for full details.