Locum Consultant in ENT Surgery

Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant in Ear Nose and Throat in General ENT (adult and paediatric) to join the team of Consultants in the ENT team at Whipps Cross Hospital. This is a 6 month fixed term post, with opportunity to extend for 12 months.The post holder will be involved in the delivery of the ENT service provided at Whipps Cross Hospital. Part of the team covering the hospitals non-elective and elective patients across the day case, inpatient, benign and cancer specialities. Candidates will be provided with great opportunities and facilities to develop their careers and interests.

Main duties of the job

opportunity to extend for 12 months.The post holder will be involved in the delivery of the ENT service provided at Whipps Cross Hospital. Part of the team covering the hospitals non-elective and elective patients across the day case, inpatient, benign and cancer specialities. Candidates will be provided with great opportunities and facilities to develop their careers and interests. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate commitment to teamwork with colleagues, develop clinical care pathways in the overall management of ENT patients and assist in teaching and research in the department. The postholder will participate in an on-call rota of 1:8 weekdays and 1:21 weekends.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

opportunity to extend for 12 months.The post holder will be involved in the delivery of the ENT service provided at Whipps Cross Hospital. Part of the team covering the hospitals non-elective and elective patients across the day case, inpatient, benign and cancer specialities. Candidates will be provided with great opportunities and facilities to develop their careers and interests. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate commitment to teamwork with colleagues, develop clinical care pathways in the overall management of ENT patients and assist in teaching and research in the department. The postholder will participate in an on-call rota of 1:8 weekdays and 1:21 weekends.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Essential FRCS (ORL - HNS) or equivalent

Registration

• On GMC registered Medical Practitioner
• GMC specialist registration

Knowledge and Expertise

• I.T. skills and computer literacy.
• NHS experience in the last 3 years

Specialty/Sub-Specialty

• Broad-based training in ENT and its subspecialties.
• Broad-based general professional training in general medicine

Training and Teaching

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
• Evidence of ongoing interest and achievement in research

Management and Audit

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
• Understanding the principles of clinical governance and its implications
• Understanding and experience of audit
• Evidence of service audit, design or change management

Research/publications

• Knowledge of research methodology
• Training in research methodology.
• Publications in peer review journals

Language

• Are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

Personal Skills

• Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English;
• Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
• Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others
• Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets
• Patient Care: Commitment to deliver a high quality service with patient welfare at forefront of practice

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.

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearper annum pro rata