# Consultant Anaesthetist - interest in obstetric anaesthetisa > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-anaesthetist-interest-in-obstetric-anaesthetisa/99eb5b81-63e3-4944-95bf-08c54eb8b89c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-anaesthetist-interest-in-obstetric-anaesthetisa/99eb5b81-63e3-4944-95bf-08c54eb8b89c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Harrogate - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-07-31T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T09:22:10.397Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/North_Yorkshire/Harrogate/Harrogate_District_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Anaesthetics/Anaesthetics-v8000465 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8000465?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hdft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Consultant, with special interest in obstetric anaesthesia, 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. ## Job Details We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Consultant, with special interest in obstetric anaesthesia, 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. ## Job Description 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. ## Responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for further details regarding the role. ## Person Specification ### Teaching **Essential** - Willingness to participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching **Desirable** - Demonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role - Medical education qualification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview - FRCA or equivalent - ALS or ATLS **Desirable** - Instructor for ALS or ATLS ### Clinical Experience **Essential** - Five years supervised training in an appropriate training programme - Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan - Ability to maintain clinical credibility and authority with a multi-professional team, including senior trainees ## Documents - [job description and person spec (pdf, 616.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10347882) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.