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Job summary

Main area
Rheumatology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
357-CPR-941-25-QIA1616
Employer
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Pilgrim Hospital
Town
Boston
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/02/2026 23:59
Interview date
11/03/2026

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United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Consultant Rheumatologist

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people.  We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our Group values guide everything we do. They are:

·       Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognising their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.

·       Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.

·       Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

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. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

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.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So, what is in it for you?

  • Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

  • Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
  • Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
  • Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
  • Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
  • Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
  • NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
  • Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
  • Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there is more.

  • Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
  • Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
  • Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
  •  Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
  •  Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Consultant Rheumatologist to join our forward-thinking team at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The department comprises 5 consultants, including this post, 3 Specialist Nurses and a Specialist registrar. The post will be based at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston with clinical commitments at Lincoln County Hospital. We are interested in appointing an innovative and compassionate consultant to our team who will have the opportunity to further develop high quality rheumatology services across Lincolnshire.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected, in conjunction with colleagues, to provide a comprehensive, county-wide Rheumatology service to the population of Lincolnshire. In addition, the post holder will be required to:

  • Have continuing responsibility for patients in their care
  • Work closely with colleagues to ensure proper functioning of the Rheumatology service, appropriate co-ordination of clinical services and continuity of care for patients.
  • Demonstrate strong clinical leadership in Rheumatology Medicine, supervising junior medical staff and multi-professional trainees as required
  • Ensure the delivery of quality standards in medical care including the key areas of inpatient care
  • Work collaboratively with the clinical team to ensure waiting list targets are met
  • Carry out teaching duties as required and take an active part in the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education programme and in and in the professional development of other staff groups in relation to Rheumatological clinical care.
  • Developing a sub-specialty interest will be encouraged and welcomed by the team

Working for our organisation

The United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) is one of the largest trusts in the country. Through four main hospitals and four additional hospitals where we provide some services, we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to the 700,000 people of Lincolnshire.

We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 7,800 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost over £400m each year to provide and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&E patients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients.

Lincoln medical school is now in its third year of student intake and there are opportunities for Structured Teaching via the newly built Undergraduate Medical Centre. The Trust is also a part of the Comprehensive Local Research network with a dedicated Diabetes Research Nurse support and opportunities and infrastructure for Clinical Research are in place.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the Trust, the team and the key responsibilities and specific skills and experience you’ll need, please take a look at the attached Job Description & Person Specification. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MRCP or Equivalent
  • Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
  • CCT or within 6 months of achieving it.
  • Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Register via one of the following: a) Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the date of the interview) b) Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) c) European Community Rights
Desirable criteria
  • An appropriate higher degree e.g. an MD, PhD or equivalent

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of good clinical skills and ability to manage rheumatological problems of varying complexity.
  • Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management

Leadership and Management

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of understanding management issues
  • Understanding of clinical governance.
Desirable criteria
  • Management training or qualification.
  • Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services.
  • Evidence of developing a high-quality, high-performance service

Research

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
Desirable criteria
  • Publications in peer reviewed journals

Teaching and Training

Essential criteria
  • Experience of undergraduate / post graduate training for doctors and other disciplines
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching diploma / qualification.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Shaza Obaid
Job title
Consultant Rheumatologist & Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01522 597893
Additional information

Kimmi Highfield 

Clinical Service Manager

[email protected] 

 

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