Consultant in Emergency Medicine: Sponsorship Available

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

Please note that candidates who interviewed unsuccessfully for this position within the last six months are currently ineligible to reapply. This policy allows time for meaningful professional development between applications.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (ULTH) as a Consultant in Accident and Emergency Department at Lincoln County Hospital.

There is no better time to join our Trust as we have now been awarded Teaching Hospital Status.

We are currently recruiting for substantive consultant post in Lincoln County Hospital in our Emergency Medicine at United Lincolnshire Hospitals. We are looking for consultants to provide the highest quality of care to each individual patient who attends the department. The appointee will be required to work in a 1:15 on call rota with a 1:5 weekend frequency. The job plan will be aligned to a 85% DCC and 15% SPA split.

Please note the job description has not been Royal College approved.

AAC panel interviews are being held on the 22nd September 2026.

Main duties of the job

The Appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his / her colleagues, to provide a comprehensive clinical, supervisory, educational and training support to the Emergency Department.

This is a substantive full time Consultant post in our Emergency Medicine department for the United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (ULTH). The purpose of this post is to ensure the highest quality of care is provided to each individual patient who attends the department. The on call supplement is currently category A and is classed as high frequency with an on call availability supplement of 8% currently payable. If the person appointed elects to undertake a part time contract, he / she will be required to devote substantially the whole of his / her professional time to the duties of the post and to give them priority at all times.

Any applicant who is unable for personal reasons to work full time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Do you have full GMC Registration with licence to practice
  • Do you have CCT in Emergency Medicine or equivalent (or expected within 6 months of interview). CESR must be completed.
  • Do you have FRCEM or equivalent qualification
  • Do you have ALS certification

Desirable

  • Do you have a leadership or teaching qualification
  • Do you have a leadership or teaching qualification

Clinical experience

Essential

  • Do you have a broad range of relevant experience in Emergency Medicine
  • Do you have experience of leading & working in multi-disciplinary & multi-professional team
  • Do you have the ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainees and other doctors

Clinical Governance

Essential

  • Do you have a thorough and detailed knowledge of medical audit
  • Do you have a thorough and detailed knowledge of complaints management
  • Do you have a thorough and detailed knowledge Morbidity and Mortality meetings

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 3 September 2026

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