# Fixed Term Consultant Anaesthetist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/fixed-term-consultant-anaesthetist/5314a19f-d009-4163-8c8c-339fef278092 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/fixed-term-consultant-anaesthetist/5314a19f-d009-4163-8c8c-339fef278092.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Lincoln - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £109,725 - £145,478 per annum - **Contract type:** 1 year (One year fixed term) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T07:52:17.124Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Boston/United_Lincolnshire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Anaesthetics/Anaesthetics-v8028129 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8028129?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ulh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have a vacancy for a full time Consultant in General Anaesthesia. On-call duties for this Consultant post will be based at Pilgrim Hospital however post-holders will be expected to operate flexibly across all hospital sites. The Department of Anaesthesia at ULTH is accredited by the Royal College of Anaesthetists. For applicants who have specific subspecialty interests we would strongly encourage colleagues who wish to pursue other specialty interests to contact us to discuss in further detail. Any Consultant who is unable to work full time will be considered. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed and negotiated on an individual basis. ### Main duties of the job The Appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his / her colleagues, to provide a comprehensive on-call General Anaesthetic service at Pilgrim Hospital, and provide, on a reciprocal basis, emergency cover for colleagues during periods of absence. Successful candidates will be expected to provide cross cover across all sites of ULTH. He/she will be required to play an active part in the robust clinical governance programme in operation within the Department and to take part in regional and national audits and participate in service improvement. He/she will also be required to report all critical incidents and expected to attend regularly Clinical Audit, Critical Incident Reporting, Morbidity & Mortality and Anaesthetic Departmental Team meetings. He/she will be expected to undertake clinical supervision of Foundation, Core or Specialty trainees including workplace assessment, feedback and communication with educational supervisors as appropriate. The appointee will have continuing responsibility for patients in his / her care and for the proper functioning of the department. Involvement in research where appropriate is encouraged. He/she will be encouraged to participate in management duties within the Department and the organisation. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Trust is committed to the provision of a high quality, consultant led service. The Appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his/her colleagues, to provide a comprehensive Anaesthetic service to ULTH. The post-holder’s on-call duties will be based at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, Lincolnshire, but it is a condition of the appointment that the post-holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations or outreach district general hospital clinics. In addition he/she will be required to: - Undertake such other duties as may be identified to meet the needs of the service. - Take part in a 1:13 Consultant weekday night and weekend on call and to provide, on a reciprocal basis, emergency cover for colleagues during periods of absence. - Have continuing responsibility for patients in his/her care and for the proper functioning of the department. - Take part in team, department audits. The post holder will be expected to partake in teaching activities for junior doctors in training and medical students. The Job Plan and duties will be reviewed and updated on a regular basis in line with demands of the service. ### For further details / informal visits contact: ## Job Details United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have a vacancy for a full time Consultant in General Anaesthesia. On-call duties for this Consultant post will be based at Pilgrim Hospital however post-holders will be expected to operate flexibly across all hospital sites. The Department of Anaesthesia at ULTH is accredited by the Royal College of Anaesthetists. For applicants who have specific subspecialty interests we would strongly encourage colleagues who wish to pursue other specialty interests to contact us to discuss in further detail. Any Consultant who is unable to work full time will be considered. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed and negotiated on an individual basis. ## Job Description The Appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his / her colleagues, to provide a comprehensive on-call General Anaesthetic service at Pilgrim Hospital, and provide, on a reciprocal basis, emergency cover for colleagues during periods of absence. Successful candidates will be expected to provide cross cover across all sites of ULTH. He/she will be required to play an active part in the robust clinical governance programme in operation within the Department and to take part in regional and national audits and participate in service improvement. He/she will also be required to report all critical incidents and expected to attend regularly Clinical Audit, Critical Incident Reporting, Morbidity & Mortality and Anaesthetic Departmental Team meetings. He/she will be expected to undertake clinical supervision of Foundation, Core or Specialty trainees including workplace assessment, feedback and communication with educational supervisors as appropriate. The appointee will have continuing responsibility for patients in his / her care and for the proper functioning of the department. Involvement in research where appropriate is encouraged. He/she will be encouraged to participate in management duties within the Department and the organisation. ## Responsibilities The Trust is committed to the provision of a high quality, consultant led service. The Appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his/her colleagues, to provide a comprehensive Anaesthetic service to ULTH. The post-holder’s on-call duties will be based at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, Lincolnshire, but it is a condition of the appointment that the post-holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations or outreach district general hospital clinics. In addition he/she will be required to: - Undertake such other duties as may be identified to meet the needs of the service. - Take part in a 1:13 Consultant weekday night and weekend on call and to provide, on a reciprocal basis, emergency cover for colleagues during periods of absence. - Have continuing responsibility for patients in his/her care and for the proper functioning of the department. - Take part in team, department audits. The post holder will be expected to partake in teaching activities for junior doctors in training and medical students. The Job Plan and duties will be reviewed and updated on a regular basis in line with demands of the service. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - GMC registration - FRCA or equivalent **Desirable** - Higher training in emergency/trauma/vascular anaesthesia - CESR/CCT or working towards ### Audit and research **Essential** - A commitment to clinical audit and the ability to undertake/supervise a range of audit projects. - An understanding of research. **Desirable** - Appropriate research/scientific publications. ### Experience and training **Essential** - - All round clinical experience, knowledge, skills and training appropriate to a District General Hospital and equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in Anaesthesia. **Desirable** - UK anaesthetic experience - Knowledge of IT - Experience and commitment to teaching ### Motivation and disposition **Essential** - A commitment to service development and to the flexibility that is required to meet the changing needs of ULHT. - Compliance with appraisal, job planning and revalidation. A commitment to continuing professional development. - Ability to be an effective team member/leader, and to relate effectively with professional colleagues. **Desirable** - A willingness to share the workload of a small department. ## Documents - [ceo welcome letter (pdf, 83.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2883) - [ulht staff networks (pdf, 13.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2739) - [locum consultant anaesthetist jd (pdf, 168.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10315325) - [acceptable use of ai in personal statements (pdf, 95.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2953) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.