Consultant in Audiovestibular Medicine

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The closing date is 13 July 2025

The successful post - holder will be joining a dynamic team of 6 Consultant Audiovestibular physicians who work closely together with a large team of audiologists to provide secondary and tertiary Audiovestibular services to the South West London sector and beyond.

To deliver high quality clinical care in Adult Neurotology, Adult Hearing / Tinnitus and Paediatric Hearing.

To contribute to multi - disciplinary Clinical Genetics meetings, Adult and Paediatric Vestibular Research meetings, Interesting Case Discussion meetings and participate in quarterly South West Thames Regional Audit Group Peer Review meetings

Opportunities to engage in undergraduate / postgraduate teaching and research.

Main duties of the job

To have responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and others and to comply at all times with the requirement of the Health and Safety Regulations.

To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments.

To work in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities policy to eliminate unlawful discrimination in relation to employment and service delivery.

To promote at all times equal opportunities for staff and patients in accordance with St George's Healthcare policies to ensure that no person receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of: age; disability; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race (ethnicity); religion or belief; sex (gender); gender reassignment or sexual orientation.

To ensure skills are up-to-date and relevant to the role, to follow relevant Trust policies and professional codes and to maintain registration where this is a requirement of the role.

To comply with St. George's University Hospitals NHS FT No Smoking Policies.

To undertake such duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade and the needs of the service.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for more details of the role and its' responsibilities.

1. To share in the organisation and provision of high-quality clinical care for patients within the Trust.

2. To assess and review patients within the outpatients setting, including performing appropriate clinical procedures in this setting.

3. To provide senior support and input into clinical decisions taken by junior medical staff and other audiology staff within the department.

4. To provide accurate and timely communication between the department and its patients, and referrers and other relevant professionals as clinically indicated

5. To develop new procedures and strategies for patients referred to the speciality.

Person Specification Qualifications and Training

• oHold a primary medical qualification registered with the GMC
• oEntry onto the Specialist Register for GMC or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CCST in Audiovestibular Medicine or equivalent
• oAppropriate higher medical qualification i.e. MRCP/MRCS or equivalent
• oPhD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research

Clinical Experience

• oHigh standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty
• oAble to contribute to the full range of skills required for the specialty

Management & Administrative Experience

• oAudit/Research/Clinical Governance
• oPersonal time management skills
• oFamiliarity within issues of service organisation and development

Teaching Experience

• oExperience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees

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.

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