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
specific interest in otology or paediatric ENT would be
helpful, but any other sub-speciality interest in ENT may apply.
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.
Were looking for
An enthusiastic and motivated colleague.
Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed date must be within 6 months), CESR or European Community Rights
FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent
Specific interest in otology or paediatric ENT would be helpful, but any other sub-speciality interest in ENT may apply
This is a fixed term locum for 1 year.
The Department
The ENT Department is based within the Head and Neck and MSK Care Group, which comprises the Departments of: ENT, Audio-Vestibular Medicine, Audiology, Maxillofacial Surgery, Ophthalmology and MSK.
Main duties of the job
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.
The main outpatient department is situated at the QAH site. Peripheral outpatient clinics are undertaken
across Southeast Hampshire and West Sussex sites. The post holder may be
required to undertake such peripheral clinics. Theatre sessions are all
undertaken at the QAH site.
What can we offer
you?
You will have the opportunity to develop your interests with the support
of consultant colleagues.
Flexible working so you can balance personal interests, family life and
work more effectively. We believe that our ability to attract high calibre
staff will be enhanced by the fact that we can offer terms and conditions of
employment best suited to individual circumstances and priorities.
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
Key responsibilities:
The post is a full-time (10PA) post within the ENT
department. The appointee will join a large integrated team providing a comprehensive
ENT Service across the sub-specialties.
A specific
interest in otology or paediatric ENT would be helpful, but any other sub-speciality
interest in ENT may apply.
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 (IOW). The post holder may be required to undertake
such peripheral clinics. Theatre sessions are all undertaken at the QAH site
currently, but this may be subject to change.
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 9 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.
The ENT
Department:
The Department of ENT is based within the Head and
Neck Care Group, which comprises the Departments of:
- ENT and Audio-Vestibular Medicine
- Audiology
- Maxillo-Facial Surgery
- Ophthalmology
The Clinical Director of
ENT is Mr Costa Repanos.
Queen Alexandra Hospital
houses the Head and Neck Unit. This is the ward where ENT adult inpatients are
nursed. The paediatric inpatients are nursed by specialist paediatric nurses on
a dedicated ward. 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. There is also a large
audiology department and the department benefits from the presence of two
Consultants in Audiovestibular Medicine.
In-patient care is provided
on the specialist Head & Neck Unit (D8) at the Queen Alexandra Hospital,
and there are designated Head & Neck Theatres within the theatre suite in
that hospital. There is a full range of ENT equipment in theatres including the
required instrumentation for endolaryngeal laser surgery, minimally invasive
surgery and robotic surgery.
Clinical Nurse
Specialist support for Head & Neck cancer patients is available in
Portsmouth, IOW and St Richards Hospital in Chichester.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
The post is a full-time (10PA) post within the ENT
department. The appointee will join a large integrated team providing a comprehensive
ENT Service across the sub-specialties.
A specific
interest in otology or paediatric ENT would be helpful, but any other sub-speciality
interest in ENT may apply.
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 (IOW). The post holder may be required to undertake
such peripheral clinics. Theatre sessions are all undertaken at the QAH site
currently, but this may be subject to change.
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 9 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.
The ENT
Department:
The Department of ENT is based within the Head and
Neck Care Group, which comprises the Departments of:
- ENT and Audio-Vestibular Medicine
- Audiology
- Maxillo-Facial Surgery
- Ophthalmology
The Clinical Director of
ENT is Mr Costa Repanos.
Queen Alexandra Hospital
houses the Head and Neck Unit. This is the ward where ENT adult inpatients are
nursed. The paediatric inpatients are nursed by specialist paediatric nurses on
a dedicated ward. 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. There is also a large
audiology department and the department benefits from the presence of two
Consultants in Audiovestibular Medicine.
In-patient care is provided
on the specialist Head & Neck Unit (D8) at the Queen Alexandra Hospital,
and there are designated Head & Neck Theatres within the theatre suite in
that hospital. There is a full range of ENT equipment in theatres including the
required instrumentation for endolaryngeal laser surgery, minimally invasive
surgery and robotic surgery.
Clinical Nurse
Specialist support for Head & Neck cancer patients is available in
Portsmouth, IOW and St Richards Hospital in Chichester.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
- FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent.
- On the specialist register for Otolaryngology.
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.
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.
- General ENT experience. An interest in either Otology or Paediatrics would be helpful but any sub-speciality interest will be considered.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable skills and experience of Otolaryngology.
- Understanding of clinical risk management.
Other
Essential
- Ability to organise oneself and prioritise clinical need.
- Ability to work in multi-professional teams.
- Understanding of NHS Clinical Governance and Resource Constraints.
- Strong research experience and interest.
- Probity.
- Evidence of participation in audit.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Effective, confident presentation ability.
- 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.
- Publications.
- Prizes and honours.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
- FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent.
- On the specialist register for Otolaryngology.
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.
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.
- General ENT experience. An interest in either Otology or Paediatrics would be helpful but any sub-speciality interest will be considered.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable skills and experience of Otolaryngology.
- Understanding of clinical risk management.
Other
Essential
- Ability to organise oneself and prioritise clinical need.
- Ability to work in multi-professional teams.
- Understanding of NHS Clinical Governance and Resource Constraints.
- Strong research experience and interest.
- Probity.
- Evidence of participation in audit.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Effective, confident presentation ability.
- 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.
- Publications.
- Prizes and honours.
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).
