Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia

This exciting locum opportunity has arisen due to the need for additional cover for our current activities. It is offered on a full time (10 PA) basis, although this can be negotiated if requested.

Duties will be based primarily on our Wakefield (Pinderfields) site although many of our anaesthetic staff are also involved in delivering care to patients in Dewsbury and Pontefract Hospitals.

We are proud that our workforce - our greatest asset - strives for excellence every day in providing care and support to those who use our services. Mid Yorkshire celebrates excellence and innovation. We have modern, state-of-the-art facilities and provide first class learning and development opportunities. Mid Yorkshire is transforming, grounded in our values to care and improve, respecting our patients, our community and our staff, to deliver the highest standards of care.

If you are a dynamic, innovative and forward-thinking clinician with a passion for your profession and an enthusiasm to be part of a Trust striving to be the best, get in touch to see what a career at Mid Yorkshire could be like for you.

The Anaesthetic department currently consists of fifty Consultant Anaesthetists who provide Anaesthetic and Intensive Care services for a busy general hospital with all the major surgical specialties and a Major Burns centre.

Applicants should possess, or be within 6 months of receiving a CCT at the time of the advisory appointments committee, The main duties of the posts will include:

Elective Theatre lists: for a variety of different surgical specialties including general surgery, bariatrics, urology, gynaecology, orthopedics, plastic & burns surgery, ENT and maxillofacial

Anaesthetic services elsewhere in the hospital (e.g. for Adult and Paediatric Emergencies requiring anaesthetic support)

Urgent and emergency care duties, with schedules taking due account of the provisions of working time regulations and safe working.

Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with at least a minimum of 1.5 SPAs included in the core 10PA timetable

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.