Job summary
This is 10 PA locum appointments for 2 x Consultant Anaesthetists. This post will be available as soon as possible for a period of 6 months. The posts will deliver 10 PAs flexibly supporting the anaesthetic team at the Leeds General Infirmary and St Jamess University Hospital, Leeds. The successful applicants should hold accreditation in FRCA in the Royal College of Anaesthetists or equivalent and should be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK at the time of interview or have references which have been authorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director. Applicants should have established skills in anaesthesia, excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential. Applicants are expected to embody The Leeds Way values by delivering patient-centred care, working collaboratively, treating patients and colleagues with fairness, and empowering those around them. A strong sense of accountability is essential to ensure we make the best use of the resources available to us.
Main duties of the job
This is a 10 PA locum appointment for a Consultant Anaesthetist. The posts will deliver 10 PAs supporting the anaesthetic team. The posts will be based at the Leeds General Infirmary or St Jamess University Hospital depending upon service need and candidates skills and experience. The successful applicant will join an existing team of over 150 Consultants.
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.
Job responsibilities
For questions about this job, contact:
Name: Luke McMenamin Position: Consultant Anaesthetist & Lead Clinician Email: l.mcmenamin@nhs.net Phone number: 01133926672 Shortlisting Date: 10/08/2026 Interview Date: tbc
Locum Consultant in the department of Anaesthetics
Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the hospital, which can be arranged by contacting:
- Dr Claire Tordoff Clinical Director Theatres & Anaesthetics SJUH claire.tordoff@nhs.net
- Dr Anurag Vats Lead Clinician Theatres & Anaesthetics LGI anuragvats@nhs.net
- Dr Luke McMenamin Lead Clinician Theatres & Anaesthetics LGI l.mcmenamin@nhs.net
- Dr Natalie Drury Lead Clinician Theatres & Anaesthesia SJUH ndrudy@nhs.net
- Dr Carl Ilyas Lead Clinician Theatres & Anaesthesia SJUH carlilyas@nhs.net
INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD: tbc
Why you should join our Team
We are looking for a motivated and skilled Locum Consultant Anaesthetist to join our team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. You’ll work collaboratively with consultant colleagues, delivering high-quality anaesthetic care across diverse surgical specialities. We’ll rely on you to support service plans, adapting to evolving clinical practices and new technologies. You are expected to be involved in progressing the Clinical Governance agenda, ensuring the highest standards of patient safety and care. You will have the opportunity to shape the development of future doctors and anaesthetists by supervising and teaching undergraduates and anaesthesia residents. The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides opportunities to support established research within your job plan.
What you will bring to the role
The core purpose of this post is to work alongside other consultant colleagues to deliver a comprehensive anaesthetic service within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust while actively supporting the speciality’s service plans by embracing changes in clinical practice and new technologies. A key responsibility will also be to engage with and advance Clinical Governance initiatives. The appointee is expected to maintain and contribute to the existing teaching and research activities within the Trust, such as supervising resident doctors and undergraduate students. This full-time Consultant Anaesthetics post involves 8.5 PAs of direct clinical care and 1.5 PAs for supporting professional activities, delivered within a carefully designed rota to ensure robust cover. Your job plan will be reviewed annually, with interim reviews as needed, and you will be managerially accountable to the Chief Executive and professionally to the Chief Medical Officer. You are expected to adhere to the General Medical Council’s “Good Medical Practice” and the Trust’s “Core Behaviours” for conduct, including reporting concerns about colleagues, and participate in mandatory annual appraisals. All leave must follow Trust policy, typically requiring eight weeks’ notice. You’ll undertake all necessary training, including mandatory training and continuing medical education, which the Trust fully supports with time and funding. The role provides necessary secretarial support and IT facilities, and you must comply with all Trust Health and Safety and Infection Control policies, including Universal Infection Control Precautions and diligent hand hygiene practices. Finally, maintaining strict patient confidentiality is paramount. Candidates for this post must hold FRCA or equivalent accreditation and have completed a recognised higher specialist training program in Anaesthesia or be within six months of specialist registration in the UK. Essential requirements include demonstrating extensive clinical experience and competence across all areas of anaesthesia, with prior experience in research being desirable. The successful appointee will have the opportunity to contribute to clinical audit activities, including mortality and morbidity meetings, clinical audit programs, and the development and application of clinical guidelines, with allocated time in their job plan for these supporting professional activities. They are also expected to maintain and update their skills through continuous medical education, as detailed in the separate person specification document. The candidate is expected to embody the Leeds Way values, which are: Patient-centred, Collaborative, Fair, Accountable, Empowered.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients. We are…. Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose:
Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities:
People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name: Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address: Cross Site, Leeds, west yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
Employer’s website: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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