Consultant in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
Posted 3 hours 58 minutes ago by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Permanent
Full Time
Academic Jobs
Yorkshire, Huddersfield, United Kingdom, HD1 1
Job Description
Consultant in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Main area Ear, Nose and Throat Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent: 10 PA Job plan Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (1:6 on call) Job ref 372-SURG-MD220
Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Town Huddersfield & Halifax Salary £113,565 - £150,569 £99,532 - £131,964 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 31/10/:00
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us.
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit
Job overview An opportunity has arisen to join the ENT team . Applications are invited for an Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant to join Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust alongside five other consultants and numerous Specialty Doctors, Registrars, Nurse Practitioners and Audiologists.
The is a full time, 10PA role consisting of outpatient clinics, operating lists, MDT attendance
The successful candidate will be working as an ENT Consultant concentrating on general ENT clinics and theatres, including paediatrics and covering the Consultant on-call sessions supported by the Specialty Doctors and Registrars.
Applicants must be on the General Medical Council Specialist Register, or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees, if in a training programme within the UK or be in the process of completing the CESR pathway. Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise.
The post holder will build and utilise governance links beyond the organisation, for example West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT) Network to ensure high quality care is provided to patients.
Main duties of the job Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust has comprehensive facilities for the diagnosis, care and treatment of ENT disease. The successful candidate will be expected to provide ENT services in conjunction with colleagues and will contribute to the development of ENT services.
The trust is committed to changes in theatre timetabling to encourage more efficient use of resources, and is actively looking to pursue the provision of evening and weekend sessions as part of routine working.
The post requires a flexible attitude to working practices, managing patients in partnership with other consultant colleagues and professional staff, and making the best possible use of resources put at the disposal of the department. This may require negotiated changes of duties and time-tabled sessions from time to time. All Consultants have a responsibility to liaise with their colleagues in order to co-ordinate their individual activities to ensure the clinical service operates effectively and effectively.
The post holder will have 1.5 SPAs allocated in the first instance; of this 1.5 SPA, 0.5 SPA will be flexible in the job plan.
Post-holders who wish to undertake and develop an ENT research portfolio will negotiate reasonable SPA time to enable research development.
Working for our organisation ENT is part of the Head and Neck Directorate of the Division of Surgery and Anaesthetics. Each Division has a Divisional Director who is supported by a Director of Operations, along with finance, personnel and information technology support. Within the Division there are 5 Directorates.
The Divisional Director is Mr William Ainslie, Consultant General Surgeon and the Director of Operations is Mr Tom Strickland.
Each Directorate has a Clinical Director who is supported by an operational team with finance, personnel and Informatics support.
The Surgery and Anesthetics Directorate includes:
Anesthetics - Critical Care
General Surgery & Specialist Surgery
Head and Neck
Trauma and Orthopaedics
The Head and Neck Directorate includes; Ophthalmology, Orthoptics, Optometry, Ear Nose and Throat, Head and Neck Cancer, Oral Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery and Audiology.
CHFT is a digital trust and therefore the successful post-holder will need to be comfortable in navigating a computer. This is an essential requirement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities The successful candidate will have a job plan tailored to meet the collective needs of the individual and services provided, to include a selection or all of the following:
The post-holder will share emergency duties with consultant colleagues. This currently equates to a 1 in 6 on call rota. This is a prospective on call rota.
Person specification Qualifications
Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Town Huddersfield & Halifax Salary £113,565 - £150,569 £99,532 - £131,964 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 31/10/:00
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us.
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit
Job overview An opportunity has arisen to join the ENT team . Applications are invited for an Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant to join Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust alongside five other consultants and numerous Specialty Doctors, Registrars, Nurse Practitioners and Audiologists.
The is a full time, 10PA role consisting of outpatient clinics, operating lists, MDT attendance
The successful candidate will be working as an ENT Consultant concentrating on general ENT clinics and theatres, including paediatrics and covering the Consultant on-call sessions supported by the Specialty Doctors and Registrars.
Applicants must be on the General Medical Council Specialist Register, or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees, if in a training programme within the UK or be in the process of completing the CESR pathway. Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise.
The post holder will build and utilise governance links beyond the organisation, for example West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT) Network to ensure high quality care is provided to patients.
Main duties of the job Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust has comprehensive facilities for the diagnosis, care and treatment of ENT disease. The successful candidate will be expected to provide ENT services in conjunction with colleagues and will contribute to the development of ENT services.
The trust is committed to changes in theatre timetabling to encourage more efficient use of resources, and is actively looking to pursue the provision of evening and weekend sessions as part of routine working.
The post requires a flexible attitude to working practices, managing patients in partnership with other consultant colleagues and professional staff, and making the best possible use of resources put at the disposal of the department. This may require negotiated changes of duties and time-tabled sessions from time to time. All Consultants have a responsibility to liaise with their colleagues in order to co-ordinate their individual activities to ensure the clinical service operates effectively and effectively.
The post holder will have 1.5 SPAs allocated in the first instance; of this 1.5 SPA, 0.5 SPA will be flexible in the job plan.
Post-holders who wish to undertake and develop an ENT research portfolio will negotiate reasonable SPA time to enable research development.
Working for our organisation ENT is part of the Head and Neck Directorate of the Division of Surgery and Anaesthetics. Each Division has a Divisional Director who is supported by a Director of Operations, along with finance, personnel and information technology support. Within the Division there are 5 Directorates.
The Divisional Director is Mr William Ainslie, Consultant General Surgeon and the Director of Operations is Mr Tom Strickland.
Each Directorate has a Clinical Director who is supported by an operational team with finance, personnel and Informatics support.
The Surgery and Anesthetics Directorate includes:
Anesthetics - Critical Care
General Surgery & Specialist Surgery
Head and Neck
Trauma and Orthopaedics
The Head and Neck Directorate includes; Ophthalmology, Orthoptics, Optometry, Ear Nose and Throat, Head and Neck Cancer, Oral Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery and Audiology.
CHFT is a digital trust and therefore the successful post-holder will need to be comfortable in navigating a computer. This is an essential requirement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities The successful candidate will have a job plan tailored to meet the collective needs of the individual and services provided, to include a selection or all of the following:
- General ENT clinics
- Head and Neck clinics (inc Fast track)
- General Anaesthetic theatre working
- Clinical triage, advice and guidance
- SPA (1.5PA, of which 0.5PA flexible)
- MDT presentation
- Audit and Research opportunities
- Monthly Clinical Governance
The post-holder will share emergency duties with consultant colleagues. This currently equates to a 1 in 6 on call rota. This is a prospective on call rota.
Person specification Qualifications
- Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise
- Specialist registration for ENT (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK)
- Relevant Higher Degree
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the ENT specialty
- Understanding current issues within ENT and the future direction of the specialty
- Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
- Attendance at a recognised management course
- Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
- Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
- Training in clinical and educational supervision
- Attendance at a teaching course
- Formal qualification in teaching/education
- Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications Critical Appraisal Skills
- Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
- Good communication and empathy skills with patients
- Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
- Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
- Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
- Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
- Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare
- Evidence of continual learning and development
- Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
- Evidence of innovation
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
- An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service