ENT Consultant - RLI

ENT Consultant - RLI

The closing date is 17 December 2025

We are seeking a Consultant to join the current ENT team in the Trust. You will work cross bay with Royal Lancaster Infirmary as the main site. You will be contracted for 10 sessions per week with the option to increase along with service needs. You will need to have a broad experience in general ENT. Any subspecialty interest in otology is required and will be actively supported, although on call work will need general ENT experience.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust covers a large geographic area which encompasses the Furness peninsula, the city of Lancaster and the Lake District. Morecambe Bay is nestled between the Lake District National Park and the Yorkshire Dales and is within easy reach of Manchester and Liverpool. The area offers affordable accommodation with access to excellent grammar schools.

Main duties of the job

We provide a comprehensive range of acute and supportive hospital services to a population of 350,000 based around Morecambe Bay. One of the largest employers in the area, we have approximately 6,000 staff working across five sites: Furness General Hospital (Barrow in Furness), Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Westmorland General Hospital (Kendal) and Queen Victoria Centre (Morecambe). Joining us places you in a progressive team committed to diversity, excellence and achievement.

The ENT department has 5 consultants, 3 associate specialists, 7 specialty ENT doctors and 2 junior doctors (CT1/2 at RLI, FY2 at FGH). We have two head and neck clinical nurse specialists and one advanced nurse practitioner. Specialty clinics include a one stop head & neck clinic, combined rhinology clinic, paediatric clinics, voice and vertigo clinic. Regular audit meetings, radiology meetings and video link meetings are held for the regional head & neck multidisciplinary team. The weekend on call rota is 1:5 and weekday 1:4.

About us

We offer facilities for sialendoscopy, balloon sinuplasty, endoscopic ear surgery, trans nasal oesophagoscopy, BAHA, DCR, navigation for endoscopic sinus surgery and nerve monitoring for parotid/ear/thyroid surgery. We aim to provide patient care close to home. Our head and neck network is with Royal Preston Hospital and ties with Manchester Royal Infirmary for skull base pathology and rhinology. Paediatric services collaborate with Alder Hey and Manchester Children's. An elaborate audiology service is available for adults and paediatrics. Opportunities exist for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching with strong links to Lancaster Medical School. We operate a paperless department with e prescribing and e requesting and encourage innovation to improve patient safety, experience and efficiency.

Job responsibilities

We would be delighted to offer a suitably qualified ENT Consultant the opportunity to join us, develop and contribute towards excellence in patient care.

For informal discussions or visits please contact:

Amit Kochhar, Clinical Lead for ENT, Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

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Person Specification Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• Entry on the GMC specialist register or be within six months of obtaining your CCT at the time of interview
• FRCS or an equivalent appropriate higher surgical qualification
• Evidence of audit and research experience
• Higher professional qualification in ENT surgery, teaching or research and education

Experience

• Significant experience in management of ENT
• Experience working in a multi disciplinary team
• Evidence of involvement in audit
• Developed area of specialist interest
• Previous NHS employment
• Broad based ENT exposure for adults, paediatrics and emergencies

Professional Values & Behaviours

• Adherence to GMC Good Medical Practice and the Generic Professional Capabilities Framework (or equivalent for dentists)
• Demonstrated subject specific competencies in knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the role
• Clinical evaluation, differential diagnosis formulation, appropriate management planning and review of outcomes
• Management of complexity and uncertainty with senior autonomous practitioner skills
• Critical reflection on own competence, recognising limits and seeking help when required
• Effective communication and shared decision making with patients, relatives and carers
• Respect for patient dignity, confidentiality and appropriate communication where barriers exist
• Participation in annual appraisal, job planning and performance reviews

Leadership & Teamworking

• Awareness of leadership responsibilities and demonstration of appropriate behaviour
• Development of effective relationships across teams and contribution to team success, promoting inter professional teamwork
• Strong communication skills, empathy and sensitivity
• Previous leadership roles
• Attendance at advanced communication skills courses

Education and Training

• Assessment of own learning needs and a personal development plan covering clinical practice and generic capabilities
• Wide range of surgical training demonstrated with an SAC logbook
• Commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Accredited teaching experience
• Relevant mandatory courses per ENT SAC curriculum
• Evidence of previous teaching

Patient Safety & Quality Improvement

• Prompt action on safety or quality issues, escalation through clinical governance systems
• Collaboration with MDT and inter professional teams to manage risks and issues across organisations
• Evaluation and audit of own and others' practice with implementation of findings
• Completion of a Quality Improvement Project (QIP)

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Trust Values

• Alignment with Trust values in attitudes and behaviours
• Provision of safe, caring and effective services
• Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace free from discrimination, where every person feels they belong and are valued
• Formal training in equality, diversity and inclusion

Other

• Eligible to work in the UK
• Ability to travel independently to meet the needs of the post

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service must be made to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust