Job summary
West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a consultant otolaryngologist to join our ENT Department.
Are you interested? Do you have outstanding Core ENT skills? Do you have additional skills (or the desire to develop them) which could benefit a specific cohort of patients or a specific aspect of our organisation? Do you have a special interest you'd like to be supported to develop?
We are looking for one outstanding clinician. If you are interested - so are we!
Applications are invited from motivated Consultants in Otolaryngology to join our team.
Interviews to be held on Friday the 13th of December 2024
Please See Full Job Description attached for details
Main duties of the job
- Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of Otolaryngology patients and the ENT services.
- To share with colleague's responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Otolaryngology and ENT Service.
- Teaching and training of junior staff and medical students.
- To actively participate in both Departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and Audit.
- Ability for ensuring active participation in Continuing Medical Education (CME).
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
The West Suffolk Hospital currently has 5 ENT consultants.The interest between the 5 consultants covers all aspects of ENT specialty including rhinology, otology, paediatrics and head and neck surgery. Head and neck cancer patients, excluding thyroids, are treated and operated on at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge. We undertake all the otology workload apart from auditory implant and skull base, which also takes place at Addenbrookes Hospital. We undertake all the rhinology and facial plastics procedures at WSH. Over the last 12 months we set up a transnasal oesophagoscopy service and we are starting the bidding process for a CT navigation in order to carry out major extended sinus surgeries at West Suffolk Hospital.
ENT emergencies are admitted between Monday 0800 & Friday 1700 hrs. There is resident SHO cover for this period. At weekends ENT emergencies are diverted to Addenbrookes. As there is no cover for inpatients over a weekend, appropriate cases are selected for Surgery.
The ENT operating theatre has the latest operating microscope and equipment for otology, endoscopic sinus surgery and endolaryngeal microsurgery. The Department has a KTP/YAG laser and access to a Harmonic Scalpel. Both endoscopes and the microscope are linked to the latest digital video facilities. The Day Surgery Unit is similarly equipped.
Outpatient facilities comprise a suite of four consulting rooms with two treatment/microscope rooms connected to video monitor screen. A range of video-linked flexible and rigid endoscopes and stroboscopy is available.
General clinics are held on the West Suffolk site and at peripheral facilities in Thetford, Sudbury and Newmarket. There is secretarial support for each consultant team and an office for them to use. There is commitment from the Trust to the successful candidate that they will have equitable working conditions to their colleagues. An appraiser will be allocated to the successful candidate for revalidation and, as well as departmental support, the trust offers a mentoring system for new consultants.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The West Suffolk Hospital currently has 5 ENT consultants.The interest between the 5 consultants covers all aspects of ENT specialty including rhinology, otology, paediatrics and head and neck surgery. Head and neck cancer patients, excluding thyroids, are treated and operated on at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge. We undertake all the otology workload apart from auditory implant and skull base, which also takes place at Addenbrookes Hospital. We undertake all the rhinology and facial plastics procedures at WSH. Over the last 12 months we set up a transnasal oesophagoscopy service and we are starting the bidding process for a CT navigation in order to carry out major extended sinus surgeries at West Suffolk Hospital.
ENT emergencies are admitted between Monday 0800 & Friday 1700 hrs. There is resident SHO cover for this period. At weekends ENT emergencies are diverted to Addenbrookes. As there is no cover for inpatients over a weekend, appropriate cases are selected for Surgery.
The ENT operating theatre has the latest operating microscope and equipment for otology, endoscopic sinus surgery and endolaryngeal microsurgery. The Department has a KTP/YAG laser and access to a Harmonic Scalpel. Both endoscopes and the microscope are linked to the latest digital video facilities. The Day Surgery Unit is similarly equipped.
Outpatient facilities comprise a suite of four consulting rooms with two treatment/microscope rooms connected to video monitor screen. A range of video-linked flexible and rigid endoscopes and stroboscopy is available.
General clinics are held on the West Suffolk site and at peripheral facilities in Thetford, Sudbury and Newmarket. There is secretarial support for each consultant team and an office for them to use. There is commitment from the Trust to the successful candidate that they will have equitable working conditions to their colleagues. An appraiser will be allocated to the successful candidate for revalidation and, as well as departmental support, the trust offers a mentoring system for new consultants.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on the GMC specialist register in Otolaryngology or be eligible for entry (within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Training) at the time of interview and hold a licence to practice.
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- MBBS or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in relevant speciality.
- A wide experience of general Otolaryngology Surgery
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on general ENT problems, both emergency and elective
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
Desirable
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Evidence of active participation and leading completed audit project
Knowledge
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following: -o- PLAB 1o- PLAB 2oIf applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.
Personality
Essential
- Ability to work in a team.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively withpatients, relatives, GP's, nurses andother agencies.
- Commitment to Continuing MedicalEducation and the requirements ofclinical Governance and Audit
Desirable
- Willingness to undertakeadditional professionalresponsibilities at local,regional, or nationallevels
Research
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
Desirable
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
Management Ability
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the specialist service.
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists.
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets.
Desirable
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit, surgical directorate and working parties as appropriate.
- Experience of audit management.
Teaching/Education
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
Desirable
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to under graduates and post graduates.
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
Health
Essential
- Acceptance of the professional obligations placed on doctors in the GMC's Good Medical Practice in relation to probity.
Probity
Essential
- Acceptance of the professional obligations placed on doctors in the GMC's Good Medical Practice in relation to probity
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on the GMC specialist register in Otolaryngology or be eligible for entry (within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Training) at the time of interview and hold a licence to practice.
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- MBBS or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in relevant speciality.
- A wide experience of general Otolaryngology Surgery
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on general ENT problems, both emergency and elective
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
Desirable
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Evidence of active participation and leading completed audit project
Knowledge
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following: -o- PLAB 1o- PLAB 2oIf applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.
Personality
Essential
- Ability to work in a team.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively withpatients, relatives, GP's, nurses andother agencies.
- Commitment to Continuing MedicalEducation and the requirements ofclinical Governance and Audit
Desirable
- Willingness to undertakeadditional professionalresponsibilities at local,regional, or nationallevels
Research
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
Desirable
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
Management Ability
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the specialist service.
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists.
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets.
Desirable
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit, surgical directorate and working parties as appropriate.
- Experience of audit management.
Teaching/Education
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
Desirable
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to under graduates and post graduates.
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
Health
Essential
- Acceptance of the professional obligations placed on doctors in the GMC's Good Medical Practice in relation to probity.
Probity
Essential
- Acceptance of the professional obligations placed on doctors in the GMC's Good Medical Practice in relation to probity
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).
