Locum Paediatric ENT Consultant

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Paediatric ENT Consultant

The closing date is 02 March 2026

We are seeking a 6 month full-time (10 PA) locum Consultant to join a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking Directorate.

Our children's Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) service is one of the largest and most specialised in the UK.

We see children from across south London and south east England with conditions including:

• airway, breathing and voice problems
• adenoid and tonsil conditions, including sleep apnoea and tonsillitis
• conditions needing hearing implant surgery, including cochlear implants, middle ear implants and bone anchored hearing aids
• ear disease and conditions needing ear surgery
• nose and sinus conditions
• inherited and acquired head and neck problems
• ear, nose and throat emergencies

Many of the children we see have complex medical conditions and need long-term support. We work closely with colleagues in other departments at Evelina London Children's Hospital, in the community and at other hospitals to provide this.

Main duties of the job

The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC or GDC specialist registration and hold a license to practice.

The post holder would be expected to carry outpatient clinics and theatre lists, as well as day time and out of hours on call. Attendance at multidisciplinary meetings will be an essential component of this post.

The appointee would need to work well within the various teams, and have experience of clinical supervision for various grades of trainees.

About us

The Evelina London Children's Hospital is a purpose-built Children's hospital opened in 2005, bringing together existing Children's services at St Thomas' and Guy's Hospitals onto one site. This enables ELCH to provide dedicated children's services and develop its own distinct identity whilst enjoying the support and shared assets of a very large, well-resourced trust.

As part of King's Health Partners, ELCH is now one of the UK's Academic Health Sciences Centres, aiming to bring together world class teaching, research and clinical services. Paediatric services currently based at the Royal Brompton Hospital are due to move to the St Thomas's site following the merger with the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals in 2021. We look forward to the arrival of the Royal Marsden Children and Young Person's Unit in the autumn of 2026.

Job responsibilities

The postholder will, together with consultant colleagues, be responsible for the provision of ENT services to the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:

• Clinical:
  • Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
  • Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.
• Research, Teaching and Training
• Performance Management
• Medical Staff Management
• Governance

Strategy and Business Planning

Leadership and Team Working

Person Specification Professional Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise and entry on the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of CCT.
• Possession of IPLS (or equivalent)

Clinical Experience

• Full twelve month fellowship experience in Paediatric ENT to tertiary level within a large teaching hospital
• Experience of full scope of adult and Paediatric ENT to CCT level
• Evidence of wide experience in Paediatric airway management

Clinical Skills

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team

Research, Teaching skill & experience

• Experience of research, particularly in collaboration with other clinicians
• Commitment to organise education and training of junior doctors, therapy staff, nurses and medical students

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.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust