Job summary
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals has a vacancy for a Fixed Term Consultant Anaesthetist at Grantham & District Hospital as your base site. The successful candidate will however be expected to work flexibly across all Hospital Sites of ULTH. The Department of Anaesthesia is accredited by the Royal College of Anaesthetists.
The Department of Anaesthesia is a GIRFT accredited elective hub. We provide anaesthetic services for our high volume and low risk cases involving orthopaedics, general surgery, urology, gynaecology, ENT, maxillofacial surgeries.
We are involved in giving regional anaesthesia for a range of lower limb and upper limb arthroplasties, delivering teaching on regional anaesthetic techniques for trainees visiting us from our main site.
We have Level 1 postoperative care available on the surgical wards.
Our on call service, at a frequency of 1:7 provides for unstable patients on medical wards, UTC and surgical wards, in terms of stabilisation and transfer to level 2 or 3 care facilities.
Main duties of the job
Adhere to government legislature, national guidance and Trust policies and procedures to ensure the correct governance of the ICU and Anaesthetics.
Supervise and support the resident on-call Anaesthetist with management of postoperative patients and the stabilisation and transfer of surgical and medical patients needing a higher level of care by liaising with the ICU Consultant from the acute sites.
Undertake anaesthesia for elective theatre lists involving orthopaedics, general surgery, urology, gynaecology, ENT, maxillofacial surgeries. Conduct Anaesthetic Pre-Assessment clinics for elective high risk patients.
Provide an element of supervision/training of Anaesthetic Resident Doctors and Foundation Doctors.
Actively engage with opportunities to continue your professional development as a clinical member of the team, including completion of mandatory training. You will be expected to contribute to quality improvement and take part in annual appraisal and revalidation as per Trust policy and GMC guidance.
About us
Grantham & District Hospital has approximately 213 staffed inpatient beds offering services in our newly established UTC, General Surgery, Trauma & Orthopaedics and Integrated Medicine Services. In addition there are 18 day case beds which offer services in Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Urology and ENT.
What’s in it for you?
* NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer.
* Annual Leave: Starting at 32 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change)
* Flexible working & career breaks: Helping you match work and home life – ask about reduced hours, compressed hours, flexible working, term-time only working, job sharing and unpaid leave.
* Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we’ll pay you weekly – ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
* Relocation packages: If a relocation package is offered for the role, you could qualify for expenses of up to 25% of your starting salary.
Details
Date posted: 03 November 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 357-MGR-657-25-QIA1449
Job locations: Grantham & District Hospital 101 Manthorpe Road Grantham NG31 8DG
Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential)
* Full GMC registration
* Postgraduate qualification in anaesthesia
* ALS provider
Qualifications (Desirable)
* Currently accredited Life Support instructor of ALS/ATLS.
* Final FRCA or equivalent
Knowledge, skills and aptitude (Essential)
* Fundamentals of basic science applicable to clinical anaesthesia.
* Fundamentals on clinical anaesthesia practice including equipment and resuscitation.
* Good note keeping ability.
* Basic computer literacy
* Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework – Patient Centred, Safety, Compassion & Respect and Excellence
Knowledge, skills and aptitude (Desirable)
* Involvement in research, publications in peer reviewed articles.
Experience and training (Essential)
* UK anaesthetic experience for 4 years
Experience and training (Desirable)
* On the Specialist register for anaesthesia or have CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist registration) accreditation, or working towards this.
* ICU experience at Registrar/Middle Grade level
* Currently working on a Consultant on-call rota
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Grantham & District Hospital 101 Manthorpe Road Grantham NG31 8DG
Employer's website
https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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