Job overview
We are a department of 60 consultants and 16 SAS doctors and are now looking for new consultants to join our dynamic and rapidly evolving anaesthetic & chronic pain team at York & Scarborough NHS Foundation Trust. Within the Trust we are part of the Surgery Care Group, which includes most surgical specialties.
At York Hospital there are 12 operating theatres in our main suite. We have a dedicated day unit with 6 theatres and an ophthalmology operating area with two theatres. These are supported by two Post-Anaesthetic Care Units. There are also two separate obstetric theatres.
Surgical services currently supported include general surgery (including colorectal and upper GI), orthopaedics and trauma, obstetrics and gynaecology, ENT, maxillo-facial, oral surgery, ophthalmology, urology and vascular. Enhanced recovery programmes are well advanced in colorectal and orthopaedic surgery and are being rolled out in other specialties. Preoperative assessment sessions are provided as well as a full nurse-led pre-assessment service. We also have a well established and highly regarded perioperative programme running alongside our successful CPX service. We have a 22 bedded Critical Care Unit on York site with a further 8 at Scarborough. At Scarborough Hospital the main theatre suite comprises five theatres, in addition to which there is a separate maternity theatre.
Main duties of the job
The job plan is a prospective agreement that sets out a consultant’s typical working pattern, duties and responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It will cover all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities and external commitments.
Where possible, consultants are given a choice of working over 4 day or 5 days. We may be able to offer flexibility and accommodate other working patterns. The following is a sample job plan 10 PA job plan worked over 4 days. Individual job plans will be discussed with the post holder prior to appointment and will become operational on commencement.
All job plans are agreed in line with the Trust’s Job Planning Principles. Additional programmed activities may be offered to the post holder, up to a maximum of 2 for full time posts, taking the maximum total to 12. Any offer of additional programmed activities will be based on the needs of the service A core 1.25 PAs of SPA time is provided per week for consultant and SAS grades to ensure on going core professional development and QI work.
There is opportunity to increase this amount where need arises. We have opportunities to explore teaching, research, appraisal, leadership roles and quality improvement projects to enhance our service. We strive to support your development, ensuring SPA is allocated within your job plan to achieve this.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [email protected].
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Person specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- • Able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and skill.
- • Knowledge of good medical practice and GMC requirements.
- • Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and audit.
- • Experience in teaching & supervising medical students and junior trainees.
- • Able to teach clinical skills.
- • Able to critically review and apply research to clinical situations.
- • Experience of undertaking audits and presenting their findings
- • Written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients & colleagues.
- • Able to communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary team members, patients, relatives, GPs and other agencies.
- • Able & willing to take on leadership roles.
- • Strategic thinker with enquiring, critical approach to work.
- • Capable of building trust and confidence.
- • Open to new ideas; willing to learn and develop.
- • Able to work effectively despite pressures, and to cope with stressful situations in a calm and reflective manner.
- • Contributes to improving patient experience and involving patients in decisions about their care.
- • Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service.
- • Understanding of current NHS issues.
- • Able to organise and manage the department targets.
- • Works diligently and efficiently to deliver high quality service.
- • Understands the wider organisation and understands and values the need for efficient use of resources.
- • Able to make own arrangements for travel between working sites.
- • Willing to reside within a distance of 30 minutes or 10 miles by road from their principal place of work, unless agreed otherwise agreed with the Medical Director.
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Hold a medical qualification registered with the GMC
- Entry on the relevant GMC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) or CESR
- Hold a licence to practise with the General Medical Council
- Experience in designing & implementing audit programmes
- Familiarity with issues of service organisation and development.
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities to local, regional or national levels.
- Experience of setting up and/or developing clinical services.
- Experience of supervising SpRs/specialist trainees.
- Research experience & peer-reviewed journal publications.
Desirable
- Substantive NHS experience.
- MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research in relevant Specialty.
- Higher teaching qualification.
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This advert is for Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in York, 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 02 Jul 2026.
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