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Job summary

Main area
Oncology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
3 years (0.25PA on Fixed Term for 3 years)
Hours
Part time - 0.25 sessions per week
Job ref
357-MLN-442-25-QIA911
Employer
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Lincoln County Hospital
Town
Lincoln
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 pro-rata 0.25PA - fixed term 3 years
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/09/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Non-Specific & Urgent Suspected Cancer Pathway Consultant/GPWSI

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 values guide everything we do. They are:

  • Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
  • Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
  • Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
  • Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
  • Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.

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 Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust 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. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Job overview

The Non-Specific Symptoms Urgent Suspected Cancer Pathway was introduced in Lincolnshire in 2021 to support earlier diagnosis of cancers in line with the NHS Long Term Plan. It is a pathway whereby the GP’s, MSK spinal service (and currently SDEC, ULTH) can refer patients with vague symptoms such as appetite loss and unexplained weight loss who do not fit into tumour site specific USC pathways but where the clinician still has a concern of cancer.

We are now looking at a redesign of the pathway and we are currently holding clinical reference group meetings to shape how we do this. This being in order to meet the needs of the Lincolnshire population and bring it into line with the recently updated national guidance. We would welcome clinicians who wish to take part in service redevelopment and improvement of this innovative pathway.

We are looking to appoint 2 x 0.250PA posts at Consultant or GPSWI level to support the service. This post would not meet the minimum threshold to attract sponsorship

Main duties of the job

The Non-Specific Symptoms Urgent Suspected Cancer Pathway was introduced in Lincolnshire in 2021 to support earlier diagnosis of cancers in line with the NHS Long Term Plan. It is a pathway whereby the GP’s, MSK spinal service (and currently SDEC, ULTH) can refer patients with vague symptoms such as appetite loss and unexplained weight loss who do not fit into tumour site specific USC pathways but where the clinician still has a concern of cancer.

We are now looking at a redesign of the pathway and we are currently holding clinical reference group meetings to shape how we do this. This being in order to meet the needs of the Lincolnshire population and bring it into line with the recently updated national guidance. We would welcome clinicians who wish to take part in service redevelopment and improvement of this innovative pathway.

We are now looking at a redesign of the pathway and we are currently holding clinical reference group meetings to shape how we do this. This being in order to meet the needs of the Lincolnshire population and bring it into line with the recently updated national guidance. We would welcome clinicians who wish to take part in service redevelopment and improvement of this innovative pathway.

Working for our organisation

The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) 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 750,000 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.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are now looking at a redesign of the pathway and we are currently holding clinical reference group meetings to shape how we do this. This being in order to meet the needs of the Lincolnshire population and bring it into line with the recently updated national guidance. We would welcome clinicians who wish to take part in service redevelopment and improvement of this innovative pathway.

For further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria
  • Consultant on UK Specialist register / GPWSI

Essential

Essential criteria
  • Track record of achievement as a clinical leader -A track record of applying a collaborative approach to implementing changes

Essential

Essential criteria
  • - Ability to work in a challenging environment and meet demanding deadlines

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeStep into healthBronze Trailblazer by Race Equality MattersHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingOne Workforce Lincolnshire ICS

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
Sarah Chester-Buckley
Job title
Deputy General Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01522 707234
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