Consultant in ENT with an interest in Head and Neck Surgery

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Applications are invited for one post of Consultant in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery with East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust. Applicants should be well trained in general ENT surgery and should have developed an interest in Head & Neck surgery.

We equally encourage applicants that may have planned a post certification fellowship to hone their sub-specialist interest in Head & Neck surgery.

You will help to lead an excellent multi-disciplinary team in a department that has a tradition or promoting innovation and development.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

Work with colleagues to provide a Consultant led service with the highest standard of care.
Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines.
Develop and maintain good working practices with wards, outpatients and the ED department.
Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary care.
Offer educational, clinical support and leadership and junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary.
Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to measure clinical performance and enable meaningful benchmarks to be established and evaluated within your area of responsibility.
Ensure there is a robust process for reviewing the quality of services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure and ensure the highest standards are maintained.
Provide a role model of professional leadership, which underpins the corporate values and behaviours agreed by the organisation, ensuring these are understood and demonstrated by the medical workforce within your area and take remedial action where poor behaviour are demonstrated.
Ensure that junior doctors training conforms to College requirements.
Participate in the appraisal of medical staff within the department in line with the trust's agreed policy.

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

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Date posted

22 February 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-MC2365

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be:

Provide cover as an ENT surgeon but will have a special interest
To play an active part in education programmes for junior medical staff, including formal teaching sessions and clinical audits relevant to the needs of the unit.
To teach and train staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate.
Issuing of advice to GPs on suitability of patients for referral to hospital

Job description

Job responsibilities

The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be:

Provide cover as an ENT surgeon but will have a special interest
To play an active part in education programmes for junior medical staff, including formal teaching sessions and clinical audits relevant to the needs of the unit.
To teach and train staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate.
Issuing of advice to GPs on suitability of patients for referral to hospital

Person Specification

Essential

Full registration with the General Medical Council with a licence to practice
Entry on Specialist Register (or entry expected within 6 months)
FRCS ORL-HNS or equivalent
At least 5 years at HST level (or equivalent)
Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
Ability to lead and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors

Desirable

Fellowship
Evidence of work submitted for Peer review
Evidence of having undertaken audit work that has brought about change
Evidence of having undertaken original research
Management training and experience
Live within a 10-mile radius of the relevant hospital site or within 30 minutes' drive.

Person Specification

Essential

Full registration with the General Medical Council with a licence to practice
Entry on Specialist Register (or entry expected within 6 months)
FRCS ORL-HNS or equivalent
At least 5 years at HST level (or equivalent)
Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
Ability to lead and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors

Desirable

Fellowship
Evidence of work submitted for Peer review
Evidence of having undertaken audit work that has brought about change
Evidence of having undertaken original research
Management training and experience
Live within a 10-mile radius of the relevant hospital site or within 30 minutes' drive.

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).