Consultant in ENT with special interest in Otology

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 16 May 2025

Job summary

Applications are invited for one post of substantive Consultant in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery with East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust. This is a replacement post. Applicants should be well trained in general ENT surgery and should have a developed interest in Otology.

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

Applications will be considered from those unable, for personal reasons, to work full time. The appointee will be expected to hold FRCS ORL-HNS or equivalent. Full registration with GMC is essential. Applicants must be on the GMC specialist register, or within six months of obtaining CCT by the interview date. Applicants via the CESR route must be on the specialist register at the time of application.

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

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where 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.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

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

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Date posted

21 February 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-MI2610

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

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 in Otology
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 in Otology
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
On the GMC Specialist Register (or entry expected within 6 months)
FRCS ORL-HNS
At least 5 years at HST level (or equivalent)
Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
Role as a consultant and all its implied responsibility for clinical management tasks
Ability to lead and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities and waiting times / lists
Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors

Desirable

Fellowship essential in Otology
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
On the GMC Specialist Register (or entry expected within 6 months)
FRCS ORL-HNS
At least 5 years at HST level (or equivalent)
Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
Role as a consultant and all its implied responsibility for clinical management tasks
Ability to lead and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities and waiting times / lists
Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors

Desirable

Fellowship essential in Otology
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).