Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Consultant, with special interest in acute pain, to join our established Anaesthetic Department.
This post will be primarily based at Harrogate District Hospital, with some sessions undertaken at our theatres in Wharfedale Hospital. This is a new post to join the existing 23 Consultants and 16 SAS doctors in Anaesthesia. The newly appointed Consultant will take part in the out-of-hours Generalist Consultant in Anaesthesia on-call rota.
Main duties of the job
- Provision of a comprehensive anaesthesia service to elective operating lists for patients aged 2 years and above (including, but not limited to, preoperative assessment, intraoperative care and postoperative prescriptions).
- Provision of a comprehensive anaesthesia service to patients presenting acutely and requiring anaesthesia input.
- Provision of clinics as specified in the job plan.
- Support for the Trust’s various medical emergency teams (for example, adult and paediatric ‘crash’ teams, and the trauma team).
- Provision of on-call anaesthesia cover for the acute theatre, Delivery Suite and paediatric critical care (in conjunction with the on-call Paediatric Consultant and paediatric retrieval service, Embrace).
- Compliance with national guidelines (for example, NICE and RCoA).
- Compliance with Trust guidelines (for example, enhanced recovery programmes).
- Ensuring accurate documentation in line with Trust and national guidance.
- To regularly devote time for the training of junior medical staff and students, contributing as appropriate to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education.
- To manage personal workload in such a way as to ensure that capacity is maximised and quality of care is optimised.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details regarding the role.
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This advert is for Consultant Anaesthetist (Generalist) with Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust in Harrogate, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Anaesthesia and Intensive Care role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 Jul 2026.
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