Locum Consultant in Ear Nose and Throat Surgery

Integrated Care System; Halifax; On-site; CAD 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a dedicated Consultant in Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery to deliver high-quality care across a dynamic network. This full-time position offers the chance to shape the future of ENT services while working with a passionate team committed to patient care and innovation.

Qualifications

• FRCS or equivalent, registered with GMC.
• High clinical competence in ENT required.
• Participation in teaching and supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide general ENT surgical services including subspecialty interests.
• Perform outpatient clinics and engage in clinical governance.
• Participate in teaching and training of staff.

Skills

Clinical experience in ENT

Teaching skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Digital competence

Education

FRCS or equivalent

Specialist registration for ENT

PhD or Masters

Job description

Go back Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant in Ear Nose and Throat Surgery

The closing date is 29 July 2025

Job Opportunity: Consultant in Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Are you ready to advance your career in ENT? Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is seeking a dedicatedConsultant in ENT Surgeryto join our dynamic team. This is a fantastic opportunity for consultants passionate about driving innovation and improving patient care in ENT services.

Role Overview

As aConsultant in ENT Surgery , you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of ENT services across the Trust. You'll work closely with our established team to deliver high-quality care to both adult and paediatric patients. This full-time post comprises initially of 10 Programmed Activities (PAs)but offers flexibility for part-time applicants.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Providegeneral ENT surgical services, with an opportunity to develop subspecialty interests such asRhinology,LaryngologyorPaediatric ENT Surgery.
• Performoutpatient clinics,operating theatre sessions,virtual RAS clinics, and shareon-call dutieson a1:6 rota.
• Engage inteaching,clinical governance, andresearch, contributing to the development of our future workforce.

Please note that we would like applicants to specify the procedure and numbers in the application to aid shortlisting.

About us

At Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT), we are a compassionate and dynamic team of over6,500 staffdelivering exceptional healthcare across our two hospitals--Calderdale Royal HospitalandHuddersfield Royal Infirmary--as well as incommunity sites,health centres, and patients' homes. Supported by nearly150 volunteers, we provide essential services ranging fromurgent and emergency care,surgery,maternity,critical care, andpaediatricstoend-of-life careanddiagnostic imaging.

Our community health services, includingsexual health, operate in Calderdale throughCalderdale Royaland local centres likeTodmorden Health CentreandBroad Street Plaza. This broad spectrum of services ensures we meet the diverse needs of our population, providing care where it's needed most.

At CHFT, we are proud to have recently gained national recognition for our innovative approach to tackling some of the NHS's most significant challenges. Our Trust has been highlighted forachieving value for moneyand deliveringefficient, high-quality servicesto our community, according toNHS Providers. Additionally, we've earned praise for taking a proactive approach to managing our waiting lists, setting a national example of how NHS trusts can successfully reduce delays and improve patient access to care .

At CHFT, you'll join an innovative organisation with a strong track record of success, continually striving to improve, adapt, and above all put ourpatients first.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and personal specification for further details.

Applicants can discuss details regarding the role when they make contact with the ENT team detailed in the Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

• FRCS or equivalent
• 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)
• Other higher degree (PhD, Masters)

Experience and Achievements

• 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

Teaching and Training

• 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

Audit and Research

• 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

Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities

• Evidence of continual learning and development
• Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
• Digital Competence
• Evidence of innovation

General

• 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

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.

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Depending on experience£109,725 - £145,478 per annum (dependant on experience)