Specialty Doctor in ENT

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking to appoint an innovative and high performing individual to join our well-established and progressive Ear, Nose and Throat Department at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate would complement a department of multi-disciplinary professionals, (including advanced audiologist practitioners and voice therapists), who collectively deliver acute and elective ENT services, both general and subspecialty, for all disciplines. The service is delivered as part of the Southwest London clinical network, and we have close links with St George's Hospital and Royal Marsden Hospital where patients receive cancer treatment.

Main duties of the job

We also run ENT clinics at Queen Mary's Hospital and Cobham Day Surgery Hospital. Our Audiology department is fully accredited by UKAS under the IQIPS version 2 standard.

A comprehensive clinical service is provided for the management and treatment of a wide range of diseases and disorders of hearing, balance, voice, swallowing, smell and taste. Our multidisciplinary service is delivered as part of an integrated care network covering South West London and Surrey.

About us

Aspen Building, which is a purpose-built outpatient unit at Kingston Hospital provides six examination and interventional procedure rooms, co-located radiology and histopathology clinics for same day FNAs, voice therapy and a full paediatric and adult audiology suite together with associated office and staff facilities.

Queen Mary's Hospital offers four outpatient consultation and procedure rooms, two audiology consultation and procedure rooms, three sound proofed test booths, an Otoneurology assessment room and hearing aid store.

Date posted

27 August 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,530 to £82,400 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-2706-MS-A

Job locations

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Galsworthy Road

Kingston upon thames

KT2 7QB


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post offered is a substantive position. The timetable and salary will be dependent on the experience of the successful candidate. There is no on-call commitment.

The reformed health service requires that medics become increasingly involved in the management and administration of resources in their department. The post holder will be expected to work closely with the General Manager and the Clinical Lead in these matters and be active in promoting change to improve the delivery of services to all patients

***Please Note: Due to the high volume of applications, we may close this vacancy early***

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post offered is a substantive position. The timetable and salary will be dependent on the experience of the successful candidate. There is no on-call commitment.

The reformed health service requires that medics become increasingly involved in the management and administration of resources in their department. The post holder will be expected to work closely with the General Manager and the Clinical Lead in these matters and be active in promoting change to improve the delivery of services to all patients

***Please Note: Due to the high volume of applications, we may close this vacancy early***

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBChB
  • FRCS
  • Full registration with GMC

Desirable

  • MD or equivalent

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Multi-disciplinary specialist ENT clinical working within a Hospital setting
  • Ability to deal with common emergencies in ENT

Desirable

  • An additional interest which complements the needs of the department

Skills (clinical)

Essential

  • Knowledge and experience of multi-disciplinary specialist ENT care.
  • Expert knowledge within field of clinical speciality
  • Good communication skills, verbal and written
  • Ability to work collaboratively with other teams

Skills (non-clinical)

Essential

  • Compassionate clinician
  • Motivated and ambitious
  • Ability to cope under pressure
  • Understanding of the NHS management structure
  • Uderstanding of clinical governance
  • Experience of clinical audit and change management
  • Teaching experience in different settings
  • Understanding of the strategic role of the consultant
  • Good networking skills
  • Excellent patient communication
  • Computer literate

Desirable

  • Management and Leadership Training
  • Understanding of Clinical Governance and Quality issues
  • Evidence of commitment to team building

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience of post graduate and undergraduate teaching

Desirable

  • Training in teaching

Management and Audit

Essential

  • Effective participation in Clinical Governance and audit

Desirable

  • Management experience in NHS.

Research / Publications

Essential

  • Personal experience of research relevant to the specialty

Desirable

  • Ongoing research and audit

Personal skills

Essential

  • Work independently.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Team Skills.
  • Good organizational skills.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBChB
  • FRCS
  • Full registration with GMC

Desirable

  • MD or equivalent

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Multi-disciplinary specialist ENT clinical working within a Hospital setting
  • Ability to deal with common emergencies in ENT

Desirable

  • An additional interest which complements the needs of the department

Skills (clinical)

Essential

  • Knowledge and experience of multi-disciplinary specialist ENT care.
  • Expert knowledge within field of clinical speciality
  • Good communication skills, verbal and written
  • Ability to work collaboratively with other teams

Skills (non-clinical)

Essential

  • Compassionate clinician
  • Motivated and ambitious
  • Ability to cope under pressure
  • Understanding of the NHS management structure
  • Uderstanding of clinical governance
  • Experience of clinical audit and change management
  • Teaching experience in different settings
  • Understanding of the strategic role of the consultant
  • Good networking skills
  • Excellent patient communication
  • Computer literate

Desirable

  • Management and Leadership Training
  • Understanding of Clinical Governance and Quality issues
  • Evidence of commitment to team building

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience of post graduate and undergraduate teaching

Desirable

  • Training in teaching

Management and Audit

Essential

  • Effective participation in Clinical Governance and audit

Desirable

  • Management experience in NHS.

Research / Publications

Essential

  • Personal experience of research relevant to the specialty

Desirable

  • Ongoing research and audit

Personal skills

Essential

  • Work independently.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Team Skills.
  • Good organizational skills.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Galsworthy Road

Kingston upon thames

KT2 7QB


Employer's website

https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Galsworthy Road

Kingston upon thames

KT2 7QB


Employer's website

https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Otolaryngologist ENT

Enyi Ofo

enyi.ofo@nhs.net

0208943810

Date posted

27 August 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,530 to £82,400 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-2706-MS-A

Job locations

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Galsworthy Road

Kingston upon thames

KT2 7QB


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