Locum Consultant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Why you should join our Team

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT). a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients. By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care.

By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change. WYATT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnership's ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

OBJECTIVES OF THE POST

To delivery care to patients at the Leeds Children's Hospital at Leeds General Infirmary

• Out-patient clinics in Leeds Children's Hospital
• Outreach out-patient clinics in Airedale General Hospital and St Luke's Hospital in Bradford
• Supervision of patients
• Care of in-patients
• Joint care of gastroenterology and colorectal patients
• Contribute to Specialist Multi-disciplinary team meetings
• Participate in multi-disciplinary teamwork with Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physicians and Surgeons
• Theatre Sessions

To link with Consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist teams within the Children's Hospital and across the Trust.

To work with colleagues in General Paediatric Surgery to delivery acute on-call (currently 1 in 9). This includes both out of hours cover in addition to acute ward rounds during normal working hours.

To contribute to research, teaching, and new developments within the Service. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to the current clinical research programs on going in the department.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please refer to the attached Person Specification

Desirable

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Experience

Essential

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Desirable

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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

Leeds General Infirmary

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS1 3EX

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)