Trust Doctor in Anaesthetics

Job summary

We are inviting applications to fill our Trust Doctor vacancy at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Department of Anaesthetics. This post will commence ASAP and is fixed term for 6 months. The post holder will work across sites - St Jamess University Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary. Candidates must be fully registered with the General Medical Council and hold a license to practice by the intended start date.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will have regular training lists across a broad spectrum of specialties as mutually agreed at interview and will be expected to contribute to the out of hours service by being part of the on-call team alongside the anaesthetic trainees. All out of hours call rotas at Leeds are a 1 in 8 working pattern and are compliant with European Working Time Directive legislation and the 2016 contract. When not working out of hours, successful applicants will have a mixture of consultant supervised and solo lists (where appropriate). Please see attached JD and Personal Specifications for full details.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Details

• Date posted: 07 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Salary: £67,325 a year
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 6 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 000889
• Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For further information please contact:

Dr Rashmi Senaratne - Consultant Anaesthetist

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

rashmi.senaratne@nhs.net

Why you should join our Team

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK, With 3215 beds and over 15,000 staff employed over 6 sites, serving the UK’s fifth largest city. The successful candidate will join a team of over 150 Anaesthetic staff including more than 130 consultants and over 50 trainee anaesthetists.

The post can provide the applicant experience in anaesthetic subspecialty blocks not available in most hospitals subject to availability. It is envisaged that such experience if appropriately documented and supported with work placed based assessments and regular appraisal would be of benefit to those seeking to join speciality training in Anaesthesia.

The successful applicant will have regular training lists across a broad spectrum of specialties as mutually agreed at interview and will be expected to contribute to the out of hours service by being part of the on-call team alongside the anaesthetic trainees. All out of hours call rotas at Leeds are a 1 in 8 working pattern and are compliant with European Working Time Directive legislation and the 2016 contract. When not working out of hours, successful applicants will have a mixture of consultant supervised and solo lists (where appropriate).

Please see attached JD and Personal Specifications for full details.