# Consultant in General Anaesthetics (Substantive) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-general-anaesthetics-substantive/b895cb6a-871a-4a8f-b213-f872581c8a0d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-general-anaesthetics-substantive/b895cb6a-871a-4a8f-b213-f872581c8a0d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Headquarters - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum (dependent on experience) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 10 sessions per week (On call) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-18T09:21:01.325Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Huddersfield/Calderdale_Huddersfield_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Anaesthetics/Anaesthetics-v8253854 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8253854?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We warmly welcome requests for conversations and visits prior to application submission. Please use the contact details below to arrange these. This is a substantive consultant post. The post holder will undertake sessions at both Calderdale Royal Hospital (CRH) and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (HRI). We pride ourselves in being a very supportive department, both for our consultant and non- consultant colleagues alike. We have had a high success rate of our trainees progressing through exams and our specialty doctors progressing in to training posts. The post attracts 10 Programmed Activities in the first instance subject to job planning but applicants wishing to work part time are also encouraged to apply and job plans will be adjusted accordingly, and by negotiation with appointees. As well as general anaesthetic provision, the department can support Special Interests in Obstetrics and Paediatric Anaesthesia. Applications are encouraged from experienced consultants wishing to take up a new challenge or newly accredited consultants who will be supported through our highly regarded development programmes. The post holder is encouraged to develop his/her own sub-specialty interest. The Foundation Trust aims to design and implement services, policies and measures that meet the diverse needs of our service, population and workforce, ensuring that none are placed at a disadvantage over others. ### Main duties of the job This post requires a flexible attitude to working practices, managing patients in partnership with other consultant colleagues and professional staff and making the best possible use of resources put at the disposal of the Department. This is likely to require negotiated changes of duties and time tabled sessions from time to time. All consultants have a responsibility to liaise with their colleagues to co ordinate their individual activities to ensure the clinical service operates effectively and efficiently. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To provide high-quality anaesthetic services for elective and emergency patients, support perioperative care pathways, contribute to multidisciplinary working, and participate in departmental governance, education, and service development. - Deliver anaesthesia for elective and emergency surgery - Conduct pre-operative assessment and optimisation - Provide perioperative and postoperative care - Participate in consultant on-call rotas - Support critical care, obstetric, paediatric or other specialist services as required - Supervise and support junior medical staff and SAS doctors. - Participate in teaching, training and educational supervision - Contribute to audit, quality improvement and clinical governance activities. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - FRCA (or equivalent) - Specialist registration for Anaesthetics/Intensive Care is preferred (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK) but consideration will be given to applicants with relevant consultant level experience or trainees in a UK training scheme who are within 6 months of attaining specialist registration. - Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise **Desirable** - Relevant higher degree ### Audit & Research **Essential** - Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects **Desirable** - Critical Appraisal Skills - Evidence of knowledge of research methodology ### Teaching & Training **Essential** - Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff. **Desirable** - Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications - Training in clinical and educational supervision - Attendance at a teaching course ### Experience and Achievements **Essential** - Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the Anaesthetics/Intensive Care specialty **Desirable** - Also, should have significant minor Anaesthetics/Intensive Care procedures experience and any other post graduate qualifications that can advance the department needs would be preferable - Understanding current issues within the wider NHS - Attendance at a recognised management course - Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions ### Disposition/Attitude/Commitment **Essential** - Good communication and empathy skills with patients - Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service - Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload - Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis - Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff - Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff - Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare ### Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities **Desirable** - Evidence of continual learning and development - Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others - Evidence of innovation - Ability to use a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, email and internet browser ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 391.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10587544) - [person specification (pdf, 149.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10587545) ## 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.