Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to be part of the biggest Trust in England. The vision for ENT at Manchester Foundation Trust is to work closely across Manchester as part of the Greater Manchester ENT team including Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe Hospital and North Manchester General.
For any informal discussions regards to this role please contact Sadie Khwaja, Clinical Director for Head and Neck. The initial contract will be for 6 months with a view to extend.
The Ear, Nose and Throat Department is a busy and dynamic tertiary level centre, currently working as a single service across the Manchester Royal Infirmary and Wythenshawe Hospital sites. We provide ENT surgical care to patients from across Greater Manchester and beyond. We are a centre of excellence for Head and Neck cancer as well as providing services for complex voice and airway and other tertiary level otology, rhinology and laryngology services.
Main duties of the job
We are passionate about providing first-class care to our patients and focused on delivering treatment in a quality and timely manner. We are recruiting to the position of Locum ENT Consultant (Generalist/Oncology) to join our team of clinicians for 6 months with a view to extend based on service requirements.
As an experienced ENT clinician, you will provide outpatient services to the full range of ENT patient cohorts, ranging from two-week wait to routine. You will have knowledge and practical surgical experience in treating Head and Neck, Otology and Rhinology patients. You will contribute to the out of hours on-call rota.
You will also help train the next generation of ENT clinicians by engaging in training and education of middle and junior grade doctors.
In return the Clinical Service Unit will ensure you have a thorough induction, opportunities for continued professional development as well as a mutually agreeable rolling job plan that will be flexibly arranged.
If you are interested in joining a dynamic team at the forefront of strategic change across Greater Manchester, then we look forward to receiving your application.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- MBChB or Equivalent Degree
- Completed (Post-CCT) Registrar Training
- Membership of Royal College of Surgeons
Desirable
- Masters or Doctoral Qualification
- Post CCT Fellowship
- Fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons
Clinical Excellence
Essential
- Experience in Audit and Research
Desirable
- Recipient of a Clinical Excellence Award
- Published in a Peer Recognised Journal
Emergency Skills
Essential
- Contributed to a Middle Grade On-Call Rota at a busy acute centre
Desirable
- Contributed to a Consultant on-call rota at a busy acute centre
Operational Standards
Essential
- Awareness of 2ww/62 day cancer standards
- Awareness of RTT/18 week standards
- Clinical engagement in waiting list validation (i.e. virtual clinics, PTL validation)
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- MBChB or Equivalent Degree
- Completed (Post-CCT) Registrar Training
- Membership of Royal College of Surgeons
Desirable
- Masters or Doctoral Qualification
- Post CCT Fellowship
- Fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons
Clinical Excellence
Essential
- Experience in Audit and Research
Desirable
- Recipient of a Clinical Excellence Award
- Published in a Peer Recognised Journal
Emergency Skills
Essential
- Contributed to a Middle Grade On-Call Rota at a busy acute centre
Desirable
- Contributed to a Consultant on-call rota at a busy acute centre
Operational Standards
Essential
- Awareness of 2ww/62 day cancer standards
- Awareness of RTT/18 week standards
- Clinical engagement in waiting list validation (i.e. virtual clinics, PTL validation)
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).
