Consultant in ENT

We have been assigned by one of the UK's more prestigious NHS Trusts to help them recruit a Consultant in ENT on either a Substantive or an NHS Fixed Term basis for 12 months to join their successful ENT department.

Our client provides comprehensive services for North Northamptonshire, South Leicestershire, and parts of Rutland, including all expected acute services of a hospital of its size. The population served exceeds 330,000 for elective services, 400,000 for non-elective services, and 900,000 for Primary PCI. The hospital features recent construction and ongoing developments, with excellent laboratory and radiological facilities, a new Ambulatory Care Unit, Cardiac Centre, and Foundation Wing housing cardiology, paediatrics, and intensive care.

Kettering is part of the Trent Region with well-developed links to Leicester Medical School, holding Affiliated Teaching Hospital status, and receiving medical students, foundation, core, and specialty trainees.

Recent developments within the trust include:

1. £4.7m Cardiac Centre and 24/7 Primary PCI for the region
2. £2m development of urgent care, including ambulatory care and observation bay
3. £18m Short Stay Surgery Centre - The Treatment Centre
4. £3.4m refurbishment of the Pathology Department
5. £4.7m refurbishment of wards for same-sex accommodation and single rooms
6. A new outpatient centre with excellent clinical facilities
7. A £30m extension to the main hospital, increasing ICU/HDU, paediatric inpatient/outpatient facilities, and an adolescent unit

The successful candidate will join a department where they will undertake various duties, including managing Head and Neck cancer patients through the regional Head and Neck Cancer MDT. The regional Head and Neck Cancer and Thyroid Cancer service is centralized at the main site and includes other sites covering Buckinghamshire, serving a population of just under 1 million. There is a weekly Head and Neck MDT and a Thyroid MDT, utilizing well-established video-link facilities for hospital involvement. Diagnostic work is performed at one site, with major surgery and chemo/radiation therapy at another.

Our client's location in the Midlands offers access to excellent public and private schools, reasonable house prices, and strong rail and motorway links to major cities such as Birmingham and London, with proximity to an international airport.

Additional information:

• Full-time or part-time considered
• 10 P.A.s
• Prestigious NHS Trust
• Supportive and friendly team
• Must have GMC Registration
• Outstanding schools in public and private sectors

This is a vacancy for a Consultant in ENT. If this role isn't quite what you're looking for, please visit our website for more ENT vacancies or submit your CV online to be considered for other opportunities.

If you're interested or know someone who might be suitable, please contact us promptly. Feel free to ask for further information if needed.