Consultant Anaesthetist

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Boston; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Anaesthetist to join the Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals Group. The post supports delivery of high-quality anaesthetic, peri-operative and pre-operative services across multiple sites, with cross-site flexible working and a 7-day model.

The role focuses on safe patient care, clinical leadership, teaching and research, with opportunities for subspecialty interests and involvement in service improvement.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration required.
• FRCA or equivalent qualification.
• Entry on the specialist register (or within 6 months of CCT).
• Broad UK anaesthetic experience suitable for a district general hospital.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent anaesthetic care for elective, emergency and obstetric patients.
• Review and pre-assess operating lists to improve theatre utilisation and reduce cancellations.
• Provide expert consultation and advice to the MDT.
• Participate in the 7-day on-call rota at the primary site.
• Support pre-operative assessment pathways and patient selection.
• Provide clinical leadership and contribute to governance, guidelines and research.
• Teach and supervise trainees and support CESR pathways.

Skills

Airway skills

Regional anaesthesia

Clinical judgment

Safe decision making

Education

FRCA or equivalent

GMC registration

Specialist register entry (or within 6 months of CCT)

Job description

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 allthrough 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.

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Deliver excellent anaesthetic care for elective, emergency and obstetric patients (LCH, PHB only), ensuring high standards of safety, monitoring, and perioperative optimisation.
2. Actively review and preassess operating lists, contributing to efficient theatre utilisation and minimising avoidable dayofsurgery cancellations.
3. Provide expert consultation and advice to colleagues across the multidisciplinary team.
4. Participate in the general anaesthetic oncall rota at your primary site, including emergency cover in accordance with Trust policy.
5. Support pre-operative assessment pathways, contributing to safe patient selection and optimisation.
6. Provide clinical leadership in theatre, modelling exemplary practice and supporting safe decisionmaking.
7. 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.
8. Participate fully in departmental clinical governance, including morbidity and mortality meetings, incident review and quality improvement.
9. 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
10. Engage in appraisal, revalidation and continuing professional development, maintaining high standards of clinical competence and up to date mandatory Trust training.
11. Participate in quality improvement, research and innovation, contributing to Trust projects, national audits and service development.
12. Contribute to teaching of undergraduate medical students, postgraduate trainees and wider AHP colleagues.
13. Collaborate with theatre, ward and critical care teams to support safe perioperative care and enhance patient flow.
14. Support service transformation, including elective recovery, weekend trauma activity and efficiency projects.
15. 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.

Person Specification

Specific requirements

Essential

• Participation in on call rota
• Flexibility across sites

Desirable

• Subspecialty interest aligned to service needs

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC registration
• FRCA or equivalent
• Entry on specialist register (or within 6 months of CCT)

Desirable

• Demonstrate key capabilities in obstetrics, trauma, paediatrics and vascular anaesthesia at stage 3 training standard.
• Demonstrates Special Interest areas equivalent to Advanced Level.

Experience

Essential

• Broad UK anaesthetic experience suitable for a DGH
• Competency across elective/emergency care

Desirable

• Teaching experience
• ALS/ATLS/APLS

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Excellent clinical judgment
• Airway skills
• Regional anaesthesia
• Safe decision making

Desirable

• Research interest
• IT skills
• Quality improvement leadership

Values and behaviours

Essential

• Demonstrates patient-centred care, compassion, respect, safety, excellence

Desirable

• Experience promoting cultural/quality improvement