Job summary
The fellowship would offer exposure to the medical and surgical management of malignant and benign thyroid cases including surgery for patients with Grave's Disease. In addition, regular parathyroid operations would also be undertaken. Outpatient commitments would include specialist thyroid clinics and teaching in ultrasound techniques. From an academicperspective, the department is currently involved in 2 national clinical trials and the opportunity to undertake research will be encouraged. We are also conducting a feasibility study into the use of Radio-frequency ablation for the treatment of thyroid nodules, one of only a handful of trusts to offer the service within the UK.
Main duties of the job
The fellow will also be responsible to teach junior doctors and nurses during ward rounds, outpatient clinics, emergency situations and operating sessions. It is expected that fellows will join the on-call rota and will also undertake general ENT outpatient clinics.
About us
The Royal Berkshire Hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is one of the largest general hospital Trusts in the country and is Reading's biggest employer:
The hospital provides all those services normally associated with a very large District General Hospital. The hospital provides services on a single site for all the major specialities including Accident and Emergency, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Intensive Care, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Genitourinary Medicine, Ophthalmology, ENT, Maxillo-Facial surgery, paediatrics (including a NICU), general medicine (including all major medical specialities including CCU, Renal Unit, ITU and gastroenterology), radiotherapy and oncology, and all the general surgical specialities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The fellow will also be responsible to teach junior doctors and nurses during ward rounds, outpatient clinics, emergency situations and operating sessions. It is expected that fellows will join the on-call rota and will also undertake general ENT outpatient clinics.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The fellow will also be responsible to teach junior doctors and nurses during ward rounds, outpatient clinics, emergency situations and operating sessions. It is expected that fellows will join the on-call rota and will also undertake general ENT outpatient clinics.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registration
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons or other equivalent postgraduate qualification/degree
Desirable
- Completion of UK higher specialist training or other equivalent in ENT, General, Endocrine or Maxillofacial Surgery
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to manage and offer expert opinion on wide range of complex elective and acute / emergency problems within specialty
- Ability to manage spectrum of acute ENT surgical conditions / take
- Ability to take on full & independent responsibility for clinical care of patients, including management of complications from surgery
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing complex problems
- Experience of complex surgical procedures
- Experience of teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels & ability to teach clinical skills
- Experience of research & audit
- Ability / potential for service development and regional links
Desirable
- Experience of managing an ENT service
- Experience in developing new procedures
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registration
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons or other equivalent postgraduate qualification/degree
Desirable
- Completion of UK higher specialist training or other equivalent in ENT, General, Endocrine or Maxillofacial Surgery
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to manage and offer expert opinion on wide range of complex elective and acute / emergency problems within specialty
- Ability to manage spectrum of acute ENT surgical conditions / take
- Ability to take on full & independent responsibility for clinical care of patients, including management of complications from surgery
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing complex problems
- Experience of complex surgical procedures
- Experience of teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels & ability to teach clinical skills
- Experience of research & audit
- Ability / potential for service development and regional links
Desirable
- Experience of managing an ENT service
- Experience in developing new procedures
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).
