Locum Consultant Anaesthetist in Bradford inBradford PUBLISHED TUE 11 MAR 2025 Jump to job information section

Closing Date due to be 25/03/2025, Shortlisting due week commencing 31/03/2025, and Interviews due week commencing 07/04/2025.

Applications are invited for Locum Consultant Anaesthetist; we have one fixed-term position available to cover maternity leave until April 2026.

The Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute services for the City of Bradford and the surrounding areas. There are two large general hospitals: Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's Hospital; the Maternity Services are centralised at the maternity unit on the Bradford Royal Infirmary site which includes our neonatal unit. The main theatres and emergency admissions are located at Bradford Royal Infirmary while St Luke's Hospital provides a large outpatient facility and wards for therapy and rehabilitation.

The department is relaxed, friendly and values work - life balance. There are 46 Consultants, 4 SAAS Anaesthetists and 32 trainees. We actively encourage personal and professional development. Informal enquiries or visits are welcomed.

We place a high value on teamwork and communication with both fellow professionals and patients.

This post comprises 10 programmed activities. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly to meet service delivery requirements within a busy department and have a wide range of anaesthetic and critical care skills and experience.

This post is to provide anaesthetic services for a variety of surgical specialities as outlined in the timetable. Bradford Teaching Hospitals caters to all surgical specialities except major cardiothoracic, neurosurgery, and transplant surgery.

Further details regarding the post can be found in the attached job description.

About us

The post holder will maintain the highest clinical standards in Anaesthesia and work closely with colleagues to share the provision of Anaesthetic advice to all inpatients.

To work with colleagues, both medical and nursing to improve and advance the service.

To share with colleagues the responsibility for the management of the Department.

Teaching and training of trainees, junior medical staff, nursing staff, primary care colleagues and medical students.

To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing professional development (CPD).

It is expected that the appointee would provide flexible cover for annual leave.

A commitment to audit and clinical governance and risk management is mandatory.

The following expected standards for leadership have been identified, which all leaders will be required to demonstrate:

Strategic Approach

(Clarity on objectives, clear on expectations)

Plans and takes initiative in the best interest of the patient

Makes decisions based on organisation strategic direction

Makes success criteria clear to others and focuses them on what matters most

Avoids major problems through anticipation and contingency planning

Relationship Building

(Communicate effectively, be open and willing to help, courtesy, nurtures partnerships)

Consistently seeks to understand and meet the needs and interests of patients

Asks open questions and listens to other ideas to develop joint solutions

Involves key stakeholder and staff in planning organisational change

Personal credibility

(Visibility, approachable, back bone, courage, resilience, confidence, role model, challenge bad behaviour, manage poor performance, act with honesty and integrity)

Articulates a compelling vision of how things could and might be

Consistently delivers on promises

Consistently acts in accordance with, and champions BTHFTs values

Displays sensitivity to the needs and feelings of others

Has a zero tolerance to, and challenges bad behaviour

Actively manages poor performance

Passion to Succeed

(Patient centred, positive attitude, take action, take pride, take responsibility, aspire for excellence)

Motivates others through infectious enthusiasm and can do attitude

Maintains optimism and sense of humour in stressful situations

Emphasises the positive side of difficulties, portraying them as opportunities

Finds ways around seemingly insurmountable obstacles, not easily defeated

Infuse pride and joy in work

Lead by example by taking responsibility, being compassionate and aspiring for excellence

Harness Performance through Teams

(Champion positive change, develop staff, create a culture without fear of retribution, actively listen and value contribution, feedback and empower staff, respect diversity)

Takes proactive steps to develop team members using a variety of approaches

Involves team members in planning and delivering change

Stimulates and communicates cross disciplinary communication

Recognises and rewards effort, not just achievement

Matches the needs of activity to available resources

Seeks out and listens to team members and stakeholders, welcoming warnings or problems