Consultant ENT - Benign Head and Neck

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in England is seeking an experienced ENT Consultant to join their team across three hospital sites. The ideal candidate will focus on benign head and neck surgery and laryngology, contributing to maintaining high clinical standards and active participation in clinical governance. Additional opportunities to develop clinical activities at Oxford University Hospitals are available. The role requires full GMC registration and a passion for teamwork in a diverse environment.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Excellent leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills.
• Evidence for surgical and clinical skills in ENT surgery.
• Good spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the highest clinical standards in ENT management.
• Participate in departmental activities concerning Clinical Governance.
• Work within a team to address ENT problems in inpatients.

Skills

Leadership skills

Surgical and clinical skills in ENT

Communication skills

Teaching experience

Clinical audit experience

Education

Full GMC Registration

Higher ENT surgical qualification

Subspecialist training in benign head and neck pathology

Job description

The ENT Department at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for an ENT Consultant to join our expanding team across our three hospital sites: Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Wycombe Hospital Amersham Hospital.

There will be on call commitments in Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust as well as the opportunity to develop additional clinical activities there.

We are seeking a new team member to continue the development of our dynamic and welcoming department. We are particularly looking for someone able to apply themselves to benign head and neck surgery and laryngology with a particular interest in complex swallowing problems.

Main duties of the job

• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of ENT
• Active participation in departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and Education
• Work within a team to address ENT problems within the inpatient population of BH
• Responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing professional development (CPD)
• Participation in the on call emergency rota at OUHFT as a 1 in 14 on call service as consultant on call with Specialty Registrar and Core Trainee or Foundation Doctor as a team. This covers referrals from Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire (no emergency or inpatient ENT service) as well as tertiary referrals from surrounding hospitals e.g. Milton Keynes University Hospital and supporting OUHFT inpatient services including neurosurgery and paediatric intensive care units
• Attendance at OUH Clinical Governance and Audit sessions

About us

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• Part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• Flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• A range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• Committed to inclusion and encouraging colleagues from diverse backgrounds to apply.
• Create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Vision: provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Mission: provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• CARE values: collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification which provides full details of requirements of this role.

Person Specification

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Excellent leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of consultant
• Evidence for surgical and clinical skills in ENT surgery to undertake a consultant role
• Good personal and interpersonal skills
• Good spoken and written English
• Highly developed communication skills
• Experience of teaching doctors-in-training and undergraduates
• Experience of clinical audit

Experience

• Broad experience in the management of ENT elective surgery and emergency ENT with training to specialist level or equivalent desirable
• Ability to make good decisions at consultant level
• Evidence of clinical audit
• Experience of MDT working

Education & Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP) – proposed CCT/CESR date within 6 months of interview
• Appropriate higher ENT surgical qualification
• Subspecialist training in benign head and neck pathology and surgery, complex swallow and phonosurgery including local anaesthetic medialisation
• Interest in MDT working such as lump in the neck clinic

Trust 'CARE' Values

• Collaborate – Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
• Aspire – Patients first, drives service improvements, strong self‑awareness and desire to grow
• Respect – Treats all with compassion and kindness, ensures everyone feels valued
• Enable – Consults others and listens to their views and opinions, enables others to take the initiative

Other Requirements

• GMC Registration
• Ability to travel to and between sites

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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