Job summary
Applications are invited for a position as a Consultant ENT Surgeon with a special interest in Otology, Lateral Skull Base Surgery and Balance Disorders at University Hospital Plymouth.
Main duties of the job
The workload will include adult and paediatric otology, and additional general ENT as dictated by the needs of the department. There will also be involvement in general elective and emergency ENT care as part of a general ENT on-call.
About us
There is a dedicated, well-equipped ENT theatre with up-to-date endoscopic equipment for otology, endoscopic sinus surgery and airway endoscopy as well as video cameras and facilities for recording. The department has a 'state of the art' image guidance system for anterior skull base and endoscopic sinus surgery. There is a dedicated Paediatric Theatre Suite staffed by Paediatric Anaesthetists and nursing staff. Paediatric in-patients are cared for on two general wards together with a four-bedded High Dependency Unit. The hospital also has a busy regional NICU. Adult in-patients are cared for on a 32 bed ward shared flexibly with Maxillofacial, Plastic Surgery and Urology.
The ENT Department has six fully-equipped modern consulting rooms, three treatment rooms with microscopes. Extra facilities include flexible nasolaryngoscopes in each room, Hopkins Rod rhinoscopes, rigid otoscopes, stroboscopy with chip-tip flexible nasendoscopes, video-otoscopy and videonystagmography.Subspeciality clinics including voice disorders (with a Speech and Language Therapist), nasal disorders, congenital hearing loss, balance, and NF2 are run regularly. Peripheral clinics are performed by most consultants, and cover a large area from Liskeard and Launceston in Cornwall to the South Hams in the East.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The workload will include adult and paediatric otology, and additional general ENT as dictated by the needs of the department. There will also be involvement in general elective and emergency ENT care as part of a general ENT on-call. A Fellowship in Lateral Skull Base surgery would be desirable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The workload will include adult and paediatric otology, and additional general ENT as dictated by the needs of the department. There will also be involvement in general elective and emergency ENT care as part of a general ENT on-call. A Fellowship in Lateral Skull Base surgery would be desirable.
Person Specification
Education, qualifications and training
Essential
- Education, qualifications and training
Knowledge, skills and specialist skills
Essential
- Knowledge, skills and specialist skills
Research & Teaching
Essential
- Application form and at interview
Communication, interpersonal skills and management
Essential
- Application form and at interview
Person Specification
Education, qualifications and training
Essential
- Education, qualifications and training
Knowledge, skills and specialist skills
Essential
- Knowledge, skills and specialist skills
Research & Teaching
Essential
- Application form and at interview
Communication, interpersonal skills and management
Essential
- Application form and at interview
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).
