Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals Trust NHS Trust as a Consultant in General (Internal) Medicine at Pilgrim Hospital Boston.

We are seeking to appoint a Fixed Term Consultant in General (Internal) Medicine to join our supportive, friendly and forward thinking team making a total of 19 Acute Medicine consultants across 3 acute care hospitals. These posts aim to support the expansion of the Acute Medicine Department in line with the Trust strategy to provide outstanding care, personally delivered in the urgent care stream. The successful candidates will be part of a dynamic and diverse team, based in one of our three acute hospitals and collaborating to implement best practice and achieve the best possible outcomes for our patients and the best possible work experience for our teams.

Successful candidate must be currently working at a Specialty Doctor or equivalent with experience of Acute medicine. The successful candidate will have the opportunity for further development and be supported by a clinical supervisor as part of their career progression.

Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Fixed Term Consultant in General Medicine to join our dedicated healthcare team. In this role, you will manage a diverse patient population, delivering high-quality care across both inpatient and outpatient settings. You will act as the clinical lead for patients with complex, multi-system pathologies, coordinating multidisciplinary care to optimize patient outcomes.

• Diagnose and treat a wide spectrum of clinical problems, ranging from acutely ill young persons to elderly patients with multiple complex comorbidities.
• Provide expert care for patients who do not fall into the remit of a specific medical specialty or who present with complex medical problems involving multiple symptoms.
• Deliver continued care in both inpatient and outpatient settings, directing treatment plans and orchestrating specialist input when required.
• Work collaboratively within the ward-based multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality inpatient care.

About us
Apart from getting work within a talented team in a beautiful part of the country we offer an excellent relocation package - 8% of first years starting salary as per Relocation Policy

The trust will fully support overseas candidates looking to attain CESR in the UK.

You can expect a warm welcome at our United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. We appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including a fantastic benefits package with competitive pay rates with annual increases, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 after 10 years, access to the NHS Pension Scheme to which you and the Trust contribute. Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities. We promote a healthy work life balance, provide an Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have a number of NHS discounts available either directly through ourselves or online through NHS Discounts. As part of our recruitment process we can tell you more about our benefits package and you will see that we offer everything you would expect and more!

Details
Date posted: 11 August 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 3 years
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 357-MPR-306-26-QIA2143
Job locations: Pilgrim Hospital Boston, Sibsey Road, Boston, PE21 9QQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Specific duties of the role include but are not limited to;

• To Diagnose and treat a wide spectrum of clinical problems, ranging from the acutely ill young person to the elderly patients with multiple complex co morbidities.
• To look after patients that do not fall into the remit of a specific medical speciality or are deemed to have complex medical problems involving multiple symptoms and co morbidities.
• To provide continued care both in the inpatient and outpatient setting for this patient group. The Internal Medicine physician would both direct treatment of such patients and orchestrate specialist care where needed.
• Work within the ward based multidisciplinary team to provide high quality inpatient care to this group of individuals

Person Specification
Qualifications/ Clinical Skills
Essential

• Do you have a current valid Full GMC registration with licence to practice
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent

Desirable

• Do you have Advanced Life Support certificate
• Do you have at least three years in Higher Training in Acute Medicine or other medical specialty

Clinical Experience
Essential

• Proven experience working in the inpatient and outpatient management of general medical patients.
• Experience of participation in general medical on calls at Registrar and/or consultant level.
• Previous experience working at Specialty Doctor Level
• Can you evidence your experience in relevant practical procedures eg insertion of intercostal drains, central venous lines, & lumbar puncture.

Desirable

• Do you have Advanced Life Support certificate

Management
Essential

• Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgment when faced with conflicting pressures
• Experience of successfully supervising and teaching resident doctors and other staff

Desirable

• Leadership and Management training or qualification
• Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services
• Evidence of developing a high-quality, high-performance service

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).

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.

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).

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

Employer details
Employer name: United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Pilgrim Hospital Boston, Sibsey Road, Boston, PE21 9QQ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Operational Services Manager
Viv Grimer
viv.grimer1@nhs.net