Speciality Doctor ENT

Job summary

The ENT department sits under the Surgical Care group. The service provides Elective and emergency services at Poole hospital with Outpatient activity across both Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals.

The ENT team consists of 7 consultant surgeons, 4 middle grades and 3 registrars and this new post would be an addition to the current team.

The unit is a training unit attracting positive feedback from NTN registrars in the Wessex deanery as well as national and international fellows. We provide a broad range of sub specialities in the department including Head and Neck oncology, rhinology, otology, laryngology and paediatrics.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will become part of the middle grade on call with onsite junior doctor cover. They will form part of a collaborative team of surgeons who will offer support on both a clinical and pastoral basis.

The post-holder will be responsible mainly for running outpatient clinics at Poole Hospital. Operating sessions, depending on ability, can be agreed with the Clinical Lead. Day to day running of the ward beds and providing guidance to the junior doctors in their duties as and when necessary is a requirement.

The successful candidate may be required to work across sites now and in the future as part of reconfiguration of the trust sites.

We are seeking self-motivated enthusiastic individuals who can work well together with our current ENT surgeons and more generally allied surgical and medical colleagues to continue to move the department forward.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.