Consultant Otolaryngologist

Job summary

Consultant level duties in the otolaryngology department with ward rounds, outpatient sessions, theatre sessions supervision of middle grade and junior staff and on-call duties in a rota with colleagues. Working collaboratively with colleagues on service development and improvement.Administrative duties as required within the Directorate. Cover of colleagues' leave.

Participation in clinical audit, clinical governance and CEPDappropriate to experience at Consultant level, together with contribution to education and training of medical students and junior staff. We receive medical students both from Birmingham Medical School and from St George's medical School Grenada, West Indies. The medical school finals for the agenda block, which includes ENT, are held three times annually at Russell's Hall and is the only major medical school examination held outside Birmingham. A colleague willing to assist in examining would be expected.

The department has links with Ophthalmology via Mr Mathews for DCR work and has monthly specialist Vertigo and monthly specialist voice clinics. Snoring work is undertaken in combination with Respiratory and Orthodontic departments.

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Main duties of the job

The post holder will undertake their timetable at Russell's Hall Hospital and Stourbridge Community ENT service where required. The department at Russell's Hall performs a wide range of ENT Surgery.

The post holder will undertake a full range of general ENT work and will be encouraged to develop special interest in head and neck diagnostic cancer service as well as thyroid surgery and paediatrics.

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction. Our Learning Prospectus is a great way to discover the details behind what's available for you here at The Dudley Group.

We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.