Job summary
The post is aimed at those with previous experience of working in ENT at a senior trainee level.
The ENT Department at Stockport provides adult and paediatric ENT services. We conduct general, specialist, and 2-week wait suspected head and neck cancer ENT clinics. We perform a wide range of ENT surgeries. We are a diagnostic head and neck cancer site. We link in weekly with the regional Head & Neck MDT meeting held at the Christie Hospital. We also perform benign and malignant thyroid surgery, and facial skin-cancer surgery. We are also part of the weekly regional Thyroid MDT meeting and weekly local Skin MDT meeting. We have a number of specialist outpatient clinics, including a Balance Clinic (with a full suite of equipment), and a Paediatric Audiology Multidisciplinary Clinic.
We are a progressive and forward thinking unit. Although our department has expanded in recent years we remain a close-knit team. We regularly receive positive feedback from surgical trainees that rotate through the department.
General ENT duties include in-patient work and out-patient responsibilities, including emergency work, at Stepping Hill Hospital. We also have a satellite clinic in Buxton.
The post-holder will be expected to uphold national and local standards regarding patient care including 18-week and 2-week-wait targets.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will be expected to become an integral part of the ENT team in all aspects of the service. As well as taking part in ward rounds, working in clinic and attending theatre, we expect the appointee to contribute to the betterment of the department. This may involve audit, quality improvement projects, and research. As a Specialty Doctor we will encourage you to act as a mentor, and coach to some of the more junior members of the department. There are ample opportunities for personal and professional development.
As we provide a seven-day service, the appointee will participate in a rolling 1:6 weekly rota.
The successful applicant will also be expected to participate fully in a 1 in 6 on-call emergency service rota. This currently involves being first on-call during the weekday or at the weekend until 8pm. You become second on-call (non-resident) at that point. After 8pm, first on-call is provided by the on-site Orthopaedic junior doctor team cross-covering ENT.
The appointee will be expected to work flexibly within the needs of the service.
Theatre sessions will be allocated fairly within the department, with appropriate supervision as deemed necessary.
Deputising for absent colleagues in theatres, wards and outpatient clinics and other areas, as necessary, at a level commensurate with the appointee's experience and ENT capability.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ENT Directorate
The ENT Department at Stepping Hill provides a comprehensive 7-day ENT service for patients across Stockport and the High Peaks. Outpatient activity is delivered through ENT facilities at Stepping Hill and Buxton. The clinic is fully equipped with facilities with modern fibre-optic flexible and rigid nasendoscopy and video monitors. All in-patient activity takes place at Stepping Hill Hospital, with elective admissions being processed through the short-stay surgical unit. Emergency admissions are admitted to designated surgical wards.
Current areas of focus
- Recovery of services following the Covid-19 pandemic
- Focus on new pathways, service redesign and new ways of working following Covid-19 pandemic
- Continued focus on quality and improved outcomes for all ENT patients, with particular emphasis on morbidity rates, PROMS, achievement of best practice and day case tariffs, and several other quality measures.
- Review and implementation of GIRFT (Getting it Right First Time) recommendations
- Ensuring the Trust achieves / makes improvements against the patient access standards
- Ensuring value for money and deliver cost savings on the procurement of theatre equipment
- Ensuring optimum use of theatre capacity and scheduling
Consultant Colleagues in the ENT Directorate
Mr. M. Rudic (Clinical Director)
Mr. V. Kaushik
Miss. M. Khalid-Raja
Mr. S. Ramachandran
Mr M Yaor
Other Medical Staff
6 Middle-grade Medical Staff
3 Trainees (1 ST, 1CT, 1 shared GPST)
1 Nurse Practitioner
2 Clinical Nurse Specialist
Audiology Team
The Job Itself
The appointee will be expected to become an integral part of the ENT team in all aspects of the service. As well as taking part in ward rounds, working in clinic and attending theatre, we expect the appointee to contribute to the betterment of the department. This may involve audit, quality improvement projects, and research. As a Specialty Doctor we will encourage you to act as a mentor, and coach to some of the more junior members of the department. There are ample opportunities for personal and professional development.
The appointee should expect that sessions may be re-allocated from time to time to fit in with alterations in circumstances. This may include changes in staffing, introduction of new services, expansion or reduction of existing services and implementation and review of District Annual Programmes.
The appointee will be expected to work flexibly within the needs of the service.
Theatre sessions will be allocated fairly within the department, with appropriate supervision as deemed necessary.
Outpatient clinics, usually in conjunction with one of the Consultant ENT Surgeons. However there may be occasions when the appointee will be required to undertake outpatient clinics without direct supervision.
Deputising for absent colleagues in theatres, wards and outpatient clinics and other areas, as necessary, at a level commensurate with the appointee's experience and ENT capability.
Organisation of Administration
There is a well-established Clinical Directorate system within the Trust; Dr. Andrew Loughney is the Medical Director for the Trust. The Clinical Lead for Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) is Mr. Vivek Kaushik. The Clinical Lead is accountable to the Chief Executive of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
The Director for the Surgical, GI, and Critical Care Business Group is Mrs. Karen Hatchell. The Associate Medical Director for the Business Group is Miss. Natasha Henley.
Academic
The Trust has a positive attitude towards and encourages participation of its Consultants in continuing professional development to which the Trust provides time and funding for this purpose. The appointee is expected to participate in CPD and fulfill college requirements.
The hospital undertakes clinical teaching of medical undergraduates from Manchester and students may visit the Trust/Department on an ad hoc basis. This has helped to establish and maintain close links with the Medical School.
The successful candidate will be expected to offer teaching to junior doctors, medical students and other health professionals within the Trust as well as contributing to clinical meetings. From time to time the appointee may be asked to teach other professional groups.
The Integrated Education Centre has greatly enhanced the postgraduate education facilities. Many lunchtime meetings are held at present in which the appointee would be expected to take a full and active part.
There is an active clinical audit department which comes under the department of clinical effectiveness and evaluation unit (CEEU) with quarterly inter-departmental meetings at which there is regular medical input. The department is also involved in its own internal audit and more extensive inter-departmental audit is a regular ongoing exercise.
- Research
In response to recent national and regional changes of the NHS Research and Development funding, Stockport Foundation NHS Trust is currently developing an integrated R & D Strategy and R & D information and support infrastructure.
It should be noted that a Research and Development fund exists within the Trust and that a Research and Development Co-ordinator and Committee, chaired by a Consultant Epidemiologist, exists to help those with a research interest.
The successful candidate ideally should have an interest in research and be prepared to play a role in developing and contributing to R & D initiatives within the Department. Experience in protocol development, applying for both non-commercial and commercial R & D funding and disseminating the results of R & D are highly desirable, as is an interest in undertaking collaborate R & D projects with other NHS providers.
A willingness to take a lead in implementing the findings of R & D in clinical practice is welcome and the successful candidate will be expected to actively contribute to debate within the Department on methods for enhancing the effectiveness of the services delivered.
Job Plan
The Clinical Lead and Divisional Manager are responsible for the review of the job plan in conjunction with the post-holder. The job plan will be based on the rolling 1:6 weekly timetable - The formal job plan will be agreed with the appointee and their Clinical Lead, on behalf of the Medical Director, after the commencement date of the appointee. This will be signed by the Chief Executive and will then be reviewed annually, following an Appraisal Meeting. It is expected that the job planning process will be approached with professionalism, honesty and transparency.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ENT Directorate
The ENT Department at Stepping Hill provides a comprehensive 7-day ENT service for patients across Stockport and the High Peaks. Outpatient activity is delivered through ENT facilities at Stepping Hill and Buxton. The clinic is fully equipped with facilities with modern fibre-optic flexible and rigid nasendoscopy and video monitors. All in-patient activity takes place at Stepping Hill Hospital, with elective admissions being processed through the short-stay surgical unit. Emergency admissions are admitted to designated surgical wards.
Current areas of focus
- Recovery of services following the Covid-19 pandemic
- Focus on new pathways, service redesign and new ways of working following Covid-19 pandemic
- Continued focus on quality and improved outcomes for all ENT patients, with particular emphasis on morbidity rates, PROMS, achievement of best practice and day case tariffs, and several other quality measures.
- Review and implementation of GIRFT (Getting it Right First Time) recommendations
- Ensuring the Trust achieves / makes improvements against the patient access standards
- Ensuring value for money and deliver cost savings on the procurement of theatre equipment
- Ensuring optimum use of theatre capacity and scheduling
Consultant Colleagues in the ENT Directorate
Mr. M. Rudic (Clinical Director)
Mr. V. Kaushik
Miss. M. Khalid-Raja
Mr. S. Ramachandran
Mr M Yaor
Other Medical Staff
6 Middle-grade Medical Staff
3 Trainees (1 ST, 1CT, 1 shared GPST)
1 Nurse Practitioner
2 Clinical Nurse Specialist
Audiology Team
The Job Itself
The appointee will be expected to become an integral part of the ENT team in all aspects of the service. As well as taking part in ward rounds, working in clinic and attending theatre, we expect the appointee to contribute to the betterment of the department. This may involve audit, quality improvement projects, and research. As a Specialty Doctor we will encourage you to act as a mentor, and coach to some of the more junior members of the department. There are ample opportunities for personal and professional development.
The appointee should expect that sessions may be re-allocated from time to time to fit in with alterations in circumstances. This may include changes in staffing, introduction of new services, expansion or reduction of existing services and implementation and review of District Annual Programmes.
The appointee will be expected to work flexibly within the needs of the service.
Theatre sessions will be allocated fairly within the department, with appropriate supervision as deemed necessary.
Outpatient clinics, usually in conjunction with one of the Consultant ENT Surgeons. However there may be occasions when the appointee will be required to undertake outpatient clinics without direct supervision.
Deputising for absent colleagues in theatres, wards and outpatient clinics and other areas, as necessary, at a level commensurate with the appointee's experience and ENT capability.
Organisation of Administration
There is a well-established Clinical Directorate system within the Trust; Dr. Andrew Loughney is the Medical Director for the Trust. The Clinical Lead for Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) is Mr. Vivek Kaushik. The Clinical Lead is accountable to the Chief Executive of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
The Director for the Surgical, GI, and Critical Care Business Group is Mrs. Karen Hatchell. The Associate Medical Director for the Business Group is Miss. Natasha Henley.
Academic
The Trust has a positive attitude towards and encourages participation of its Consultants in continuing professional development to which the Trust provides time and funding for this purpose. The appointee is expected to participate in CPD and fulfill college requirements.
The hospital undertakes clinical teaching of medical undergraduates from Manchester and students may visit the Trust/Department on an ad hoc basis. This has helped to establish and maintain close links with the Medical School.
The successful candidate will be expected to offer teaching to junior doctors, medical students and other health professionals within the Trust as well as contributing to clinical meetings. From time to time the appointee may be asked to teach other professional groups.
The Integrated Education Centre has greatly enhanced the postgraduate education facilities. Many lunchtime meetings are held at present in which the appointee would be expected to take a full and active part.
There is an active clinical audit department which comes under the department of clinical effectiveness and evaluation unit (CEEU) with quarterly inter-departmental meetings at which there is regular medical input. The department is also involved in its own internal audit and more extensive inter-departmental audit is a regular ongoing exercise.
- Research
In response to recent national and regional changes of the NHS Research and Development funding, Stockport Foundation NHS Trust is currently developing an integrated R & D Strategy and R & D information and support infrastructure.
It should be noted that a Research and Development fund exists within the Trust and that a Research and Development Co-ordinator and Committee, chaired by a Consultant Epidemiologist, exists to help those with a research interest.
The successful candidate ideally should have an interest in research and be prepared to play a role in developing and contributing to R & D initiatives within the Department. Experience in protocol development, applying for both non-commercial and commercial R & D funding and disseminating the results of R & D are highly desirable, as is an interest in undertaking collaborate R & D projects with other NHS providers.
A willingness to take a lead in implementing the findings of R & D in clinical practice is welcome and the successful candidate will be expected to actively contribute to debate within the Department on methods for enhancing the effectiveness of the services delivered.
Job Plan
The Clinical Lead and Divisional Manager are responsible for the review of the job plan in conjunction with the post-holder. The job plan will be based on the rolling 1:6 weekly timetable - The formal job plan will be agreed with the appointee and their Clinical Lead, on behalf of the Medical Director, after the commencement date of the appointee. This will be signed by the Chief Executive and will then be reviewed annually, following an Appraisal Meeting. It is expected that the job planning process will be approached with professionalism, honesty and transparency.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council at time of appointment.
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to manage elective and emergency ENT conditions
Ability
Essential
- Clinical skills commensurate with experience.
Personality
Essential
- Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility.
- Good communication skills.
Desirable
- To be assertive and demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to be a team member.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council at time of appointment.
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to manage elective and emergency ENT conditions
Ability
Essential
- Clinical skills commensurate with experience.
Personality
Essential
- Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility.
- Good communication skills.
Desirable
- To be assertive and demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to be a team member.
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).
