Medical and dental

We offer a number of doctor and dentist roles across various grades and specialities throughout the Trust. We are looking for talented, caring, enthusiastic qualified doctors to join MY Team.

Not only do you get the opportunity to expand and develop your skills in different clinical areas but become part of a close working organisation.

We are a multi-award winning Teaching Trust contracted to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate medical education on behalf of The University of Leeds - Leeds Institute of Medical Education; Health Education Yorkshire and the Humber and The University of Sheffield - The Medical School.

We are committed to providing education and training opportunities which are focussed on improving patient care, relevant to delegates, innovative and highly interactive and in many cases fully multi-professional.

In addition to delivering our contractual work the Medical Education and Simulation Hub (MESH) team positively encourages new faculty to join in with the work. For those doctors who are interested in teaching and developing their own educational events, there is an impressive range of simulation equipment, skills, support and enthusiasm within MESH to help you develop and deliver high quality training projects. The team is always happy to welcome and support new faculty.

We are also able to support your learning with the onsite library at Pinderfields, which is for the use of all staff and holds a huge range of healthcare databases and electronic books available from home or work. The library also offers an expert literature search service to provide the information and evidence you need to support your clinical practice.

As part of our commitment to improving patient care and achieving university hospital status we have embarked on an ambitious three-year research and innovation strategy. Through this, we will strive to create an environment where patient-centred research and innovation is integrated in everything we do, elevating the standards of care we provide and instilling a sense of pride in our staff. 

Patients taking part in clinical trials at the Trust are treated in a dedicated research space at the Pinderfields Hospital site. The standalone Clinical Research and Innovation Building (CRIB) boasts three clinic rooms, two consulting rooms, and space for post treatment observation, as well as a welcoming waiting area and dedicated patient parking. It also houses a dedicated pharmacy and pathology room with temperature monitored fridges and secure storage.

As part of the Bradford and West Yorkshire Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC) the Trust will act as a regional hub for pioneering clinical trials, creating opportunities to test innovative new treatments with the latest equipment and technology. The Mid Yorkshire ‘spoke’ of the centre will be run from the CRIB.

MY Innovation Space launched in 2024 to provide a creative environment for innovation, bringing together local businesses and clinical teams to cross fertilise ideas and improve business potential, in collaboration with the University of Huddersfield. Based in the CRIB, it acts as a local hub for companies in the region, and is facilitating collaborations with other Trusts and organisations, including the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre (3M BIC), Nexus, Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber and Medipex.

Mid Yorkshire is a great place to work. But don’t just take our word for it. Below some of our medics explain why they joined MY Team.

Dr Naomi Charing, paediatric emergency medicine consultant

 

I trained in West Yorkshire and began my career as a doctor right here at Mid Yorks back in 2010. I live with my young family and love my busy and fun fast-paced home and work life! I love working as part of a team and have been made to feel so welcome here by both the incredible emergency medicine team and the paediatric department.

The Emergency Department is busy, noisy, stressful and an incredibly challenging environment to work in, but the job is made so much easier by the dedication, compassion, and support from all the staff that work there. It is, in my opinion, the most challenging yet rewarding job there is. 

I am passionate about great emergency healthcare for kids, and really understand how frightening and stressful the emergency department can be for both children and their parents or grownups. I am excited to work within a small but expanding team within the paediatric emergency department, and I enjoy working very closely and collaboratively with the paediatric team.

I was thrilled the Trust achieved teaching hospital status, and love being involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate education, especially simulation. I am working with the paediatric simulation education team and plan to run regular teaching sessions within both Pinderfields and Dewsbury paediatric emergency medicine departments.

 

Dr Ram Hariharan, consultant and clinical lead for the Yorkshire Regional Spinal Injuries Centre

Having worked in the centre when it was part of the old hospital, I'm delighted to return as the lead for the service. I have been working with the Sheffield teaching hospitals for over 13 years as consultant at the Princess royal spinal injuries centre. What prompted me to come back to this regional centre that has great potential, are the opportunities to develop it further and to work with the dedicated team of professionals who have a wealth of experience and passion.

My interests go beyond service development, to teaching and research. I chair the UK spinal cord injury research network and am part of the Leeds centre for spinal cord injuries research. I have an academic degree and aim to work closely with the Leeds medical school to offer opportunities for student doctors to explore the specialities Midyorks has to offer as the trust moves towards a university status.

I also have a passion for developing services in low- and middle-income countries and have been working in parts of Africa and Nepal. I am the co-founder and trustee of Global rehabilitation, a charity that has been supporting the training and service development in Madagascar since 2008. 

 

Dr Peter Swoboda, consultant cardiologist

My role at the trust is a joint appointment, so I spend half my time working in a clinical role and the other half in a research position at the University of Leeds. My current research work examining the impact of endurance sports on the heart is funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). 

I’m very lucky to have fantastic teams, both within the trust and at the university. The research team here at Mid Yorks are doing a great job, which provides resilience, and the university teams can get on without me on the days I’m not there. The NHS is all about teamwork.

Research should be part of the day-to-day work, not an after-thought. It should be easier to do research than not to do research.  In terms of the research and trials we take part in, we are really punching above our weight here at Mid Yorks. However there is room for research to grow further, as we continue on our journey to becoming a university trust.

When you discover something for the first time, that no one else has discovered, it’s a wonderful feeling. Generating knowledge is really exiting. As well as that new knowledge and discovery, research also enables you to change practice.  All that time and effort is worth it because it can make a huge difference, not just in terms of changing your own practice, but changing the practice of clinicians in the NHS and beyond. And those changes ultimately improve patient experience and outcomes, which is what we are all here to do.