Anaesthetic Clinical Specialist

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled and motivated Anaesthetic Clinical Specialist to join our Theatre team at The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. We are seeking a qualified Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) or Registered Nurse (RN) with a recognised anaesthetic qualification and substantial experience in complex anaesthesia. The successful candidate will act as the clinical lead for adult anaesthetic airway, promoting excellence in practice and providing leadership across the perioperative environment. This role combines clinical responsibility with workforce development, service improvement, and the maintenance of safe, evidence based care delivery for our patients.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will demonstrate clinical excellence in airway's and act as a role model for best practice within this specialty. Working closely with the Team Leader and the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT). Key responsibilities include: Clinical Leadership: Promotes and upholds excellence in paediatric airway care, ensuring best practice is embedded in clinical delivery. Team Collaboration: Works in partnership with the Team Leader and MDT to ensure patient focused service. Workload Organisation: Coordinates clinical workload to ensure staff are both competent and confident in meeting the needs of paediatric patients. Resource Planning: Contributes to workforce planning by identifying skill mix and staffing requirements, promoting flexible and responsive working practices. Staff Wellbeing: Actively participates in the monitoring and management of staff sickness and absence in accordance with trust policies. Recruitment: Supports the recruitment and selection of staff, ensuring a high calibre of candidates and alignment with service needs. Teaching: Provide mentorship and assessment of staff performance, facilitating both individual and team-based development to maintain clinical standards and encourage professional growth.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Employer's website

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

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