Job summary
Applications are invited for 2 Consultant ENT Surgeons with specialist interests in:
- Anterior Skull Based Surgery
- Head and Neck Cancer
The successful applicants will join a department consisting of seven full-time Consultant Surgeons, three Locum Consultants and four Registrars.
The ENT Department is primarily based on the Castle Hill Hospital site in the Centenary Building with an inpatient ward shared jointly with the Breast and Plastic Reconstructive Service, and dedicated outpatient and audiological facilities. The department is also the Regional Centre for Head and Neck Cancer Services. In addition, the service provides paediatric and day surgery sessions at the Hull Royal Infirmary as well as managing ENT emergencies through the acute site. As this post is part of the newly formed Head and Neck Care Group working collaboratively with Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust there may also be a requirement to work at the Diana Princess of Wales hospital site.
Main duties of the job
To succeed you must be registered (or eligible to be registered) with the GMC with a licence to practise and be on the Specialist Register (or eligible within 6 months of the date of interview), as well as have a strong history of delivering clinical care, and outstanding communication skills.
The Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute and elective services over two hospital sites with a based population of around 650,000 with specialist services aimed at an extended catchment area of 1.2 million people.
Please include in the additional information section of the application form; the name of your current responsible officer, their contact details and your date of revalidation.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For More information on this post, please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
For More information on this post, please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- FRCS (ORL-HNS)
- Completion of higher training (CCT or within 6 months of obtaining)
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- Postgraduate qualification in Education
- Post CCT Fellowship
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
- Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
- Evidence of participation in quality improvement project
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Commiment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- Evidence of having conducted a practicechanging audit
- Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- Original peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- FRCS (ORL-HNS)
- Completion of higher training (CCT or within 6 months of obtaining)
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- Postgraduate qualification in Education
- Post CCT Fellowship
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
- Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
- Evidence of participation in quality improvement project
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Commiment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- Evidence of having conducted a practicechanging audit
- Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- Original peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
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
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).
