Job summary
There is an opportunity for a motivated individual to join the ENT department at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust. Application for Royal College of Surgeons of England accreditation is in progress, pending approval.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is the largest multi-site Trust in the UK. The ENT Department works across four sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), Birmingham Heartlands Hospital (BHH), Good Hope Hospital (GHH) and Solihull Hospital (SH).
Main duties of the job
The appointee will be expected to undertake cross-site working with a formal job plan, although mainly based at HGS. Elective theatre sessions will be at Solihull and QE Hospital, and further restructuring may be necessary after the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, outpatient clinics are held at Heartlands Hospital and MDT meeting at QEHB.
The job plan will include a commitment to clinic, theatre and on call duties. The on call commitment will be at BHH as the admitting site and is currently run as a 1 in 6 split hot week middle grade rota (with a likely move to 1:7 on call), supported by FY/CT on call and under supervision of a consultant. All clinical activities are cancelled during the hot week. Time will be given for admin and supporting professional activities. The appointee will be expected to attend and contribute to Clinical Governance, teaching and audit within the department. Access to a car is important for on call purposes.
The advertised post is a thyroid fellowship and is suitable for those who want to expand their skills and sub-specialise in thyroid and parathyroid surgery. It is expected that the successful candidate will support the department with achieving the targets for urgent cancer referrals by seeing the patients on the "2-week referral for thyroid and neck lumps" pathway and participate in their management.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Birmingham Thyroid Surgery Fellowship provides an excellent opportunity for the trainee to experience the high-volume workload in a supra regional university teaching hospital with multidisciplinary focus. Our aim is to provide a comprehensive training in the surgical management of a wide range of thyroid and parathyroid disease. The fellowship offers exposure to the medical and surgical management of malignant and benign thyroid cases, including retrosternal disease. In addition, the ENT department provides a large volume of parathyroid operations, including primary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism. Outpatient commitments include specialist thyroid clinics, thyroid oncology clinic and MTC clinic. Our department has close connection with University of Birmingham with Professor of Head & Neck Surgery. From an academic perspective, the department is currently involved in national clinical trials and there is plenty of opportunity to undertake research during the fellowship.
The ENT Department has 30 full time equivalent consultants and 3 part time consultants. Within the ENT department at UHB, there are currently 8 consultants specialising in Head & Neck and thyroid surgery, with a newly appointed consultant Head & Neck Surgeon starting in October 2021. The pan-Birmingham Head & Neck and thyroid MDT is one of the largest MDTs in the country. The department performs more than 200 thyroid/parathyroid operations per year.
The middle grade tier within the department consists of 9 middle grade doctors at the HGS site, including the Thyroid Fellow, 3 Associate Specialists, 3 trainees,2 speciality doctor and 1 Medical Training Initiative (MTI). At the QEHB site there are 8 middle grades, including 3 fellows (Head & Neck, Otology Skull base and Rhinology Anterior Skull base) and 5 trainees. There are 6 tier one doctors at the HGS site and 8 at the QEHB site.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Birmingham Thyroid Surgery Fellowship provides an excellent opportunity for the trainee to experience the high-volume workload in a supra regional university teaching hospital with multidisciplinary focus. Our aim is to provide a comprehensive training in the surgical management of a wide range of thyroid and parathyroid disease. The fellowship offers exposure to the medical and surgical management of malignant and benign thyroid cases, including retrosternal disease. In addition, the ENT department provides a large volume of parathyroid operations, including primary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism. Outpatient commitments include specialist thyroid clinics, thyroid oncology clinic and MTC clinic. Our department has close connection with University of Birmingham with Professor of Head & Neck Surgery. From an academic perspective, the department is currently involved in national clinical trials and there is plenty of opportunity to undertake research during the fellowship.
The ENT Department has 30 full time equivalent consultants and 3 part time consultants. Within the ENT department at UHB, there are currently 8 consultants specialising in Head & Neck and thyroid surgery, with a newly appointed consultant Head & Neck Surgeon starting in October 2021. The pan-Birmingham Head & Neck and thyroid MDT is one of the largest MDTs in the country. The department performs more than 200 thyroid/parathyroid operations per year.
The middle grade tier within the department consists of 9 middle grade doctors at the HGS site, including the Thyroid Fellow, 3 Associate Specialists, 3 trainees,2 speciality doctor and 1 Medical Training Initiative (MTI). At the QEHB site there are 8 middle grades, including 3 fellows (Head & Neck, Otology Skull base and Rhinology Anterior Skull base) and 5 trainees. There are 6 tier one doctors at the HGS site and 8 at the QEHB site.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with GMC
- FRCS (ORL HNS) or
- CCT Holder or equivalent qualification
Experience
Essential
- Broad based clinical experience in ENT.
- Able to manage common emergency
- cases.
- Competent in emergency surgical skills.
- Competent in head and neck operations
- and diagnostics.
- Keen to learn advanced techniques in
- specialized ENT surgery
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with GMC
- FRCS (ORL HNS) or
- CCT Holder or equivalent qualification
Experience
Essential
- Broad based clinical experience in ENT.
- Able to manage common emergency
- cases.
- Competent in emergency surgical skills.
- Competent in head and neck operations
- and diagnostics.
- Keen to learn advanced techniques in
- specialized ENT surgery
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
