Consultant - ENT

www.healthjobsuk.com - jobboard; Hastings; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Hastings is seeking a Consultant in Ear Nose and Throat to support their department. The successful candidate will have a broad general ENT experience and lead a multidisciplinary team. This full-time position offers a salary ranging from £109,725 to £145,478 per annum, along with numerous staff benefits including development opportunities and pension enrollment.

Benefits

Staff development opportunities

NHS pension scheme

Access to nurseries

Onsite staff accommodation

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent.
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons.
• Full Registration with GMC with a licence to practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead on specific duties as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Support the Department of Ear Nose and Throat.
• Complement existing consultants with a broad range of general ENT experience.

Job description

Main area Head & Neck Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (1 in 6 on call) Job ref 374-EBCQ-1134

Employer East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Conquest Hospital with cross site working Town Hastings Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/09/2025 23:59

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to over half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £650 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. Conquest Hospital and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’.

Our two acute hospitals have emergency departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services. Our centre for trauma services and obstetrics is at Conquest Hospital, while our centre for urology and stroke services is at Eastbourne DGH. At Bexhill Hospital we offer a range of outpatient, day surgery, rehabilitation and intermediate care services. At Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital we offer outpatients, rehabilitation and intermediate services. At Uckfield Community Hospital we provide day surgery and outpatient care.

In the community, we deliver services that focus on people with long term conditions living well outside hospital, through our integrated locality teams working with district and community nursing teams. Community members of staff also provide care to patients in their homes and from a number of clinics, health centres and GP surgeries.

Job overview

Wen are seeking a substantive Consultant to support the Department of Ear Nose and Throatin East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. The successful candidate will lead on specific duties as part of the development of a multi-disciplinary team approach to care within the speciality. Applications welcome particularly within sub-speciality of head & neck & otology.

JOB DESCRIPTIONS WITH ROYAL COLLEGE FOR APPROVAL

Main duties of the job

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The appointee should have a broad range of general ENT experience and sub special interest to complement the existing consultants.

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hopsital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The appointee should have a broad range of general ENT experience to complement the existing consultants.

We are currently running our service model based on 5 Consultants, who work across our two sites.With the addition of this post we will increase our workforce to take our on-call to a 1:6.

Person specification

Qualifications & Registration

• MB BS or equivalent
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
• Full Registration with GMC with a licence to practice, on Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment or to have obtained CCT in ENT within 6 months of interview
• MD or equivalent
• BSE accreditation

Training and experience

• Wide experience in all aspects of Ear Nose and Throat
• Experience in other medical specialties
• Sub-specialist experience in ENT

Administration & Management

• Evidence of participation in staff management
• Understanding of recent initiatives and changes, including Clinical Governance and Appraisal
• Management course and/or qualifications
• Knowledge of the structure of Health Service

Audit, Research and Publications

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
• Understanding of the role of research
• Completion and/or Publication of audit projects
• Experience of clinical research culminating in presentation and publication of original studies, review articles, etc, relevant to speciality
• Ability to lead clinical research project

Personal skills & attributes

• Effective communicator, able to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills.
• Demonstration of initiated projects
• Specific attributes for post

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

• The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive and
• Well led

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.