Consultant Anaesthetist
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust · Consultant · viaNHS Jobs
£113565.00 to £150569.00
- Closing date
- 6 Nov 2026
- Posted
- 2d ago
- Specialism
- Consultant
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Reference
- nhs-5679574
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Job summary
In the Department of Anaesthesia at Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals Group we are dedicated to delivering the organisations vision of "caring and building a healthier future for all" through delivering on the Trusts strategic aims of Better care, Better opportunities and Better health for our patients, staff and community.
We are committed to collaborative working and invite dynamic applicants who share these values to apply for consultant roles within our department and organisation.
The post holder will contribute to the delivery and continual improvement of high-quality anaesthetic, peri-operative and pre-operative services across the Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals Group. Working collaboratively across sites, the Consultant Anaesthetist will provide safe and effective anaesthetic care, enhance patient experience, support service development, deliver clinical leadership and contribute to teaching, training and research. The role is central to meeting growing surgical demand and ensuring sustainable, patient-centred services for a population of 750,000.
Main duties of the job
The duties and on-calls of the post will primarily be based at Pilgrim hospital with the expectation for cross-site flexible working.
The Department of Anaesthesia is accredited by the Royal College of Anaesthetists, ensuring a strong training and clinical governance environment.
Applicants with subspecialty interests are encouraged to contact the clinical lead to discuss how their expertise can be supported within the service.
Although advertised as full-time roles, part-time hours will be considered, with job content tailored individually to balance service needs and personal circumstances.
The postholder will deliver consultant anaesthetic services across a 7-day model, including:
- Emergency work
- Elective/planned weekend work where clinically required
- Support for perioperative pathways operating across 7 days
On-Call
- 1:13 rota
- 1.63 PA + 3% supplement
About us
We've taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties.
Our Group Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Caring and building a healthier future for all" - stating their ambition for our Trust and the wider group to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
Details
Date posted
21 October 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
357-CPR-799-26
Job locations
Pilgrim Hospital
Sibsey Road
Boston
PE21 9QS
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Deliver excellent anaesthetic care for elective, emergency and obstetric patients (LCH, PHB only), ensuring high standards of safety, monitoring, and perioperative optimisation.
- Actively review and preassess operating lists, contributing to efficient theatre utilisation and minimising avoidable dayofsurgery cancellations.
- Provide expert consultation and advice to colleagues across the multidisciplinary team.
- Participate in the general anaesthetic oncall rota at your primary site, including emergency cover in accordance with Trust policy.
- Support pre-operative assessment pathways, contributing to safe patient selection and optimisation.
- Provide clinical leadership in theatre, modelling exemplary practice and supporting safe decisionmaking.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of Trust anaesthetic guidelines, pathways and policies aligned to national standards. Supporting development of enhanced recovery and day case pathways to support surgical hub accreditation site and policy development as service requires.
- Participate fully in departmental clinical governance, including morbidity and mortality meetings, incident review and quality improvement.
- Provide effective supervision, mentorship and workplace-based assessment for trainees, speciality doctors, Anaesthesia Associates, support those on CESR pathways and supervision to ensure Cappuccini compliance
- Engage in appraisal, revalidation and continuing professional development, maintaining high standards of clinical competence and up to date mandatory Trust training.
- Participate in quality improvement, research and innovation, contributing to Trust projects, national audits and service development.
- Contribute to teaching of undergraduate medical students, postgraduate trainees and wider AHP colleagues.
- Collaborate with theatre, ward and critical care teams to support safe perioperative care and enhance patient flow.
- Support service transformation, including elective recovery, weekend trauma activity and efficiency projects.
- Maintain effective communication with patients, families, colleagues and external agencies, promoting compassionate, respectful, patient-centred care in line with the Trust values of collaboration, compassion and innovation.
Job responsibilities
- Deliver excellent anaesthetic care for elective, emergency and obstetric patients (LCH, PHB only), ensuring high standards of safety, monitoring, and perioperative optimisation.
- Actively review and preassess operating lists, contributing to efficient theatre utilisation and minimising avoidable dayofsurgery cancellations.
- Provide expert consultation and advice to colleagues across the multidisciplinary team.
- Participate in the general anaesthetic oncall rota at your primary site, including emergency cover in accordance with Trust policy.
- Support pre-operative assessment pathways, contributing to safe patient selection and optimisation.
- Provide clinical leadership in theatre, modelling exemplary practice and supporting safe decisionmaking.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of Trust anaesthetic guidelines, pathways and policies aligned to national standards. Supporting development of enhanced recovery and day case pathways to support surgical hub accreditation site and policy development as service requires.
- Participate fully in departmental clinical governance, including morbidity and mortality meetings, incident review and quality improvement.
- Provide effective supervision, mentorship and workplace-based assessment for trainees, speciality doctors, Anaesthesia Associates, support those on CESR pathways and supervision to ensure Cappuccini compliance
- Engage in appraisal, revalidation and continuing professional development, maintaining high standards of clinical competence and up to date mandatory Trust training.
- Participate in quality improvement, research and innovation, contributing to Trust projects, national audits and service development.
- Contribute to teaching of undergraduate medical students, postgraduate trainees and wider AHP colleagues.
- Collaborate with theatre, ward and critical care teams to support safe perioperative care and enhance patient flow.
- Support service transformation, including elective recovery, weekend trauma activity and efficiency projects.
- Maintain effective communication with patients, families, colleagues and external agencies, promoting compassionate, respectful, patient-centred care in line with the Trust values of collaboration, compassion and innovation.
What you need to do now
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