Job summary
Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth has a reputation for
innovation and excellence, consistently delivering outstanding performance,
whilst developing the skills and abilities of our staff.
The Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Department are looking to an
enthusiastic, forward-thinking Consultant in Otolaryngology who has a
specialist interest in Otology.
The Department
The ENT Department is based within the Head and Neck Care Group, which
comprises the Departments of: ENT, Audio-Vestibular Medicine, Audiology, Maxillofacial
Surgery and Ophthalmology.
Queen Alexandra Hospital is a large modern acute medical facility with a
state-of-the-art ITU, large theatre complex and an on-site Radiotherapy and
Oncology centre. The ENT Department
provides a full range of emergency and elective ENT services. These include
Specialist Otology (including cochlear implantation, bone anchored hearing aids
and middle ear prostheses), Specialist Rhinology, Paediatric ENT, Head and Neck
Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery and Skull Base Surgery. The Head and Neck Unit
is housed on Ward E10. This is a
dedicated unit for all Head & Neck inpatients with an ambulatory service
for emergency care. There is also a large audiology department and the
department benefits from the presence of two Consultants in Audiovestibular
Medicine.
Main duties of the job
The Role
- Join a large team of
specialists providing a full range of ENT and Head & Neck surgery.
- Undertake general ENT
clinics and theatre sessions, including clinics at peripheral sites in
Southeast Hampshire, West Sussex and the Isle of Wight.
- Required to take part
in the Acute ENT on-call rota.
- The post is a replacement substantive post within the ENT department. In addition to being part of the team providing a comprehensive ENT Service, the post is a generalist post with an interest in otology.
- The appointee will join a large integrated team providing the full range of ENT services. It is expected that the appointee will be able to develop a further subspecialist interest within otology in the fullness of time.
About us
The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital. We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do. The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in
terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender
identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans
status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical arrangements within the department:
The main outpatient department is situated at the QAH
site. In addition, clinics are
undertaken at peripheral sites in South East Hampshire, West Sussex and the
Isle of Wight. It is possible that there will be lists in the Hub in Winchester
in the future also. The post holder will be required to undertake such
peripheral clinics.
All consultants take part in the Acute ENT on call
rota. Consultants are third on call covering a Specialist Registrar and a
trainee doctor. On call covers a wide area of South East Hampshire and West
Sussex. The on-call rota will be approximately a 1 in 8 rota.
The on call consultant and registrar provide cover for
post-operative patients and emergencies whilst consultant colleagues are off
site.
Clinical Governance issues, audit, trainee education
and training and SpR education and training and Clinical Director
responsibilities are undertaken by the consultants in the department.
There is an academic meeting every Friday afternoon.
The first Friday of the month is trainee teaching; the second Friday afternoon
consists of an X Ray meeting/consultant talk/path meeting; the third Friday
includes a Consultants meeting and Morbidity and Mortality meeting; the fourth
Friday is SpR teaching and the fifth Friday is a Journal Club and
Research/Audit meeting. All consultants take part in supervising these sessions
on a rotational basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical arrangements within the department:
The main outpatient department is situated at the QAH
site. In addition, clinics are
undertaken at peripheral sites in South East Hampshire, West Sussex and the
Isle of Wight. It is possible that there will be lists in the Hub in Winchester
in the future also. The post holder will be required to undertake such
peripheral clinics.
All consultants take part in the Acute ENT on call
rota. Consultants are third on call covering a Specialist Registrar and a
trainee doctor. On call covers a wide area of South East Hampshire and West
Sussex. The on-call rota will be approximately a 1 in 8 rota.
The on call consultant and registrar provide cover for
post-operative patients and emergencies whilst consultant colleagues are off
site.
Clinical Governance issues, audit, trainee education
and training and SpR education and training and Clinical Director
responsibilities are undertaken by the consultants in the department.
There is an academic meeting every Friday afternoon.
The first Friday of the month is trainee teaching; the second Friday afternoon
consists of an X Ray meeting/consultant talk/path meeting; the third Friday
includes a Consultants meeting and Morbidity and Mortality meeting; the fourth
Friday is SpR teaching and the fifth Friday is a Journal Club and
Research/Audit meeting. All consultants take part in supervising these sessions
on a rotational basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
- FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent.
- PG Cert medical education.
Experience
Essential
- Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed date must be within 6 months), CESR or European Community Rights.
- Good experience of General ENT surgery.
- Qualifications and experience in teaching.
- Experience in Human factors training to facilitate development within our department.
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge.
- Knowledge and use of evidence based practice.
- IT skills.
- Effective, confident presentation ability.
- Experience in and outside speciality.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- PG Cert medical education.
- Ability to organise oneself and prioritise clinical need.
- Ability to work in multi-professional teams.
- Understanding of NHS Clinical Governance and Resource Constraints.
- Probity.
- Evidence of participation in audit.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Effective, confident presentation ability.
- Publications.
- Prizes and honours.
- Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making.
Desirable
- Evidence of managerial skills (including training and courses attended) / previous management experience / experience of running Head & Neck Services.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable skills of otolaryngology surgery for consultant level post.
- Qualifications and experience in teaching.
Desirable
- Understanding of clinical risk management and a demonstrable interest in legal medicine.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
- FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent.
- PG Cert medical education.
Experience
Essential
- Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed date must be within 6 months), CESR or European Community Rights.
- Good experience of General ENT surgery.
- Qualifications and experience in teaching.
- Experience in Human factors training to facilitate development within our department.
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge.
- Knowledge and use of evidence based practice.
- IT skills.
- Effective, confident presentation ability.
- Experience in and outside speciality.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- PG Cert medical education.
- Ability to organise oneself and prioritise clinical need.
- Ability to work in multi-professional teams.
- Understanding of NHS Clinical Governance and Resource Constraints.
- Probity.
- Evidence of participation in audit.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Effective, confident presentation ability.
- Publications.
- Prizes and honours.
- Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making.
Desirable
- Evidence of managerial skills (including training and courses attended) / previous management experience / experience of running Head & Neck Services.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable skills of otolaryngology surgery for consultant level post.
- Qualifications and experience in teaching.
Desirable
- Understanding of clinical risk management and a demonstrable interest in legal medicine.
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).
