Locum Consultant in Otolaryngology (ENT)

Locum Consultant in Otolaryngology (ENT) NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Otolaryngology (ENT) Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract 12 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (Will be required to participate on on call rota) Job ref 613

Site Doncaster Royal Infirmary Town Doncaster & Bassetlaw Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 20/08/:59

Job overview

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit an additional full-time 12-month Locum Consultant in ENT. We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our team based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary working across all Trust sites.

The appointee will be an addition to the team of 6 full time, 3 part-time consultants and one Specialist surgeon at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. The service is provided across 3 sites, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Montagu Hospital in Mexborough and Bassetlaw Hospital.

Main duties of the job

This post is to provide ENT services within Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Trust. A sub specialty interest in Head & Neck, Thyroid, Parathyroid and salivary Surgery is desired. The appointee would be expected to take on lead roles within Head & Neck Surgery. This post will be based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, but you may be required to perform out patient clinics at Bassetlaw Hospital or Montagu Hospital. They will be expected to play an active part in the educational and training needs of junior doctors, medical students and nurses.

The service has an on call rota (in conjunction with Rotherham General Hospital) for both junior (seven) and senior grade staff (four registrars and six speciality doctors), which is compliant with the European Working Time Directive. The Consultant on call rota is shared with Rotherham and is currently 1 in 13 based at DRI. The on call consultant provides cover to Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Bassetlaw and Rotherham accident and emergency departments and all inpatients are based at DRI. The consultant appointed, together with their colleagues, will share the responsibility for providing ENT services for the whole district. They will have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and work closely with the consultant colleagues for the proper functioning of the department.

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a Job Description and Person Specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Person specification Qualifications

• Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise
• FRCS (Inter collegiate)
• You must be on the specialist register for ENT or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK. In accordance with the regulations, all other categories of Doctors must be eligible to be on the GMC specialist register (evidence required prior to commencement) to be considered for a consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee

Experience and Achievements

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of ENT
• Understanding current issues within ENT and the future direction of the specialty
• Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
• Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
• Wide based experience in ENT
• Attendance at a recognised management course

Teaching and training

• Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and other healthcare professional.
• Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
• Training in clinical and educational supervision
• Attendance at a teaching course
• Formal qualification in teaching/education

Audit and Research

• Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects and the implementation of outcomes
• Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
• Critical Appraisal Skills

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications

If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting statement.

While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you're applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge, and experience. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice.

Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting statement is not advocated by DBTH and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process.

• 1. Usually lack relevance and fail to address the key criteria outlined in the job description and person specification. may come across as generic and fail to distinguish you from other applicants.
• 2. May be ambiguous or open to misinterpretation. Without careful review and editing, the supporting statement could convey messages that are unclear or misconstrued by hiring managers
• 3. May include qualifications, skills, knowledge or experience that you do not possess, potentially leading to misrepresentation.

• Please note that all correspondence will be sent you to via email. If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
• We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants.
• The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
• All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event that they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Please note that this check will be charged for in two instalments when you commence employment with Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Mr M S Quraishi, OBE, FRCS (Eng) FRCS (ORL, H & N) Job title Consultant ENT Surgeon Email address Telephone number Additional information. Alternatively, please contact the Medical HR Team on or email .