Welcome

Welcome to the Ophthalmology Yorkshire Deanery website. The Yorkshire Deanery covers West Yorkshire and across to the East Coast, Specialist Registrar rotations occur in the following hospitals: -

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - Leeds General Infirmary & St James's University Hospital
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Hull Royal Infirmary
Calderdale NHS Trust - Halifax & Huddersfield Hospitals
York District Hospital
Scarborough General Hospital

The Yorkshire Deanery serves a population of 3.5 million which ranges from a large number of inner city conurbations with a multi cultural population to rural communities covering the Yorkshire Dales. Within the Yorkshire Deanery there is the Leeds and Bradford Medical School and Hull and York Medical School.

The website is designed to introduce you to the Yorkshire Training Scheme and for you to take the opportunity to explore the different hospitals you could work in and the type of training which is available. We have a number of job descriptions available for you to browse as well as links to the appropriate hospitals to enable you to find out more information about individual Trusts.

The Yorkshire Deanery offers training for the full 5 years including the period of grace. As part of your core training all Specialist Registrars have to attend the Tuesday teaching programme. Within the training programme we also offer encouragement to those who want to follow on an academic career with 4 Lecturers slots. Flexible training and inter-deanery transfers are also welcome.

Most of our hospitals are within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales, Pennines and Lake District. There is an extensive motorway network and rail links serving the rest of the country. There is a wide range of cultural and sporting activities available and the opportunity to visit many historic cities within the Yorkshire Region. To find out more information please visit Yorkshire Visitor and The Yorkshire Dales websites.

Within Yorkshire its self there is a wide range of expertise available and I am sure you will enjoy your 5 year training programme here. We hope you will decide to apply for a training programme in Yorkshire, please contact us if there are any particular questions by going to the Regional Adviser or Deputy Regional Adviser for advice.