Job summary
BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST Whipps Cross Hospital
Consultant ENT Surgeon
Head and Neck
Full Time (10 PAs)
Applications are invited for a Consultant in ENT with special interest in Head and Neck surgery to join the team of Consultants at Whipps Cross Hospital. This is a post to support the Head and Neck service across Barts Health.
The successful candidates will need to demonstrate commitment to teamwork with colleagues, develop clinical care pathways in the overall management of Head and Neck patients, assist in teaching and research in the department. The postholder will participate in an on-call rota of 1:7 weekdays at Whipps Cross and 1:15 weekends covering all the networked sites. The department benefits from a full range of diagnostic imaging and pathology support service.
For further details and an informal discussion, please contact: Sonna Ifeacho, Clinical Lead- sonna.ifeacho1@nhs.net or Jagdeep Virk, Head & Neck surgeon Jagdeep.virk@nhs.net
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Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for a Consultant in ENT with special interest in Head and Neck surgery to join the team of Consultants at Whipps Cross Hospital. This is a post to support the Head and Neck service across Barts Health.
The successful candidates will need to demonstrate commitment to teamwork with colleagues, develop clinical care pathways in the overall management of Head and Neck patients, assist in teaching and research in the department. The postholder will participate in an on-call rota of 1:7 weekdays at Whipps Cross and 1:15 weekends covering all the networked sites. The department benefits from a full range of diagnostic imaging and pathology support service.
For further details and an informal discussion, please contact: Sonna Ifeacho, Clinical Lead sonna.ifeacho@nhs.net or Jagdeep Virk, Head & Neck surgeon Jagdeep.virk@nhs.net
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Applications are invited for a Consultant in ENT with special interest in Head and Neck surgery to join the team of Consultants at Whipps Cross Hospital. This is a post to support the Head and Neck service across Barts Health.
The successful candidates will need to demonstrate commitment to teamwork with colleagues, develop clinical care pathways in the overall management of Head and Neck patients, assist in teaching and research in the department. The postholder will participate in an on-call rota of 1:7 weekdays at Whipps Cross and 1:15 weekends covering all the networked sites. The department benefits from a full range of diagnostic imaging and pathology support service.
For further details and an informal discussion, please contact: Sonna Ifeacho, Clinical Lead sonna.ifeacho@nhs.net or Jagdeep Virk, Head & Neck surgeon Jagdeep.virk@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Applications are invited for a Consultant in ENT with special interest in Head and Neck surgery to join the team of Consultants at Whipps Cross Hospital. This is a post to support the Head and Neck service across Barts Health.
The successful candidates will need to demonstrate commitment to teamwork with colleagues, develop clinical care pathways in the overall management of Head and Neck patients, assist in teaching and research in the department. The postholder will participate in an on-call rota of 1:7 weekdays at Whipps Cross and 1:15 weekends covering all the networked sites. The department benefits from a full range of diagnostic imaging and pathology support service.
For further details and an informal discussion, please contact: Sonna Ifeacho, Clinical Lead sonna.ifeacho@nhs.net or Jagdeep Virk, Head & Neck surgeon Jagdeep.virk@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- FRCS (ORL - HNS) or equivalent
Registration
Essential
- GMC full registration and license to practice Medical Practitioner
- GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC's specialist register
- Equivalent teaining and qualififactions tro be considered
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- I.T. skills and computer literacy.
Desirable
- NHS experience in last 3 years
Specialty/Sub-Specialty
Essential
- Broad based training in ENT and its subspecialties especially in Head and Neck Surgery
- Broad based general professional training ENT and in general medicine
Training and Teaching
Essential
- Comprehensive head and neck training
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable
- Fellowship in head and Neck
Management and Audit
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Understanding the principles of clinical governance and its implications
- Understanding and experience of audit
Desirable
- Evidence of service audit, design or change management
Research/publications
Essential
- Knowledge of research methodology
Desirable
- Training in research methodology
- Publications in peer review journals
- Presentations to learned societies
Language
Essential
- Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfill the job requirements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- FRCS (ORL - HNS) or equivalent
Registration
Essential
- GMC full registration and license to practice Medical Practitioner
- GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC's specialist register
- Equivalent teaining and qualififactions tro be considered
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- I.T. skills and computer literacy.
Desirable
- NHS experience in last 3 years
Specialty/Sub-Specialty
Essential
- Broad based training in ENT and its subspecialties especially in Head and Neck Surgery
- Broad based general professional training ENT and in general medicine
Training and Teaching
Essential
- Comprehensive head and neck training
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable
- Fellowship in head and Neck
Management and Audit
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Understanding the principles of clinical governance and its implications
- Understanding and experience of audit
Desirable
- Evidence of service audit, design or change management
Research/publications
Essential
- Knowledge of research methodology
Desirable
- Training in research methodology
- Publications in peer review journals
- Presentations to learned societies
Language
Essential
- Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfill the job requirements
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).
