Consultant ENT - Benign Head and Neck

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK healthcare provider is seeking an ENT Consultant for their expanding team across three sites: Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Wycombe Hospital, and Amersham Hospital. This role includes maintaining clinical standards, participating in clinical governance, and engaging in on-call commitments as part of a team. The consultant will also have opportunities for professional development and a role in continuing health service improvement. A commitment to PPE standards and professional qualifications is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the highest clinical standards in the management of ENT.
• Participate in Clinical Governance and Education for the Trust.
• Work within a team addressing ENT problems in inpatients.
• Engage in continuing professional development.
• Partake in a 1 in 14 on-call service as consultant on call.
• Attend OUH Clinical Governance and Audit sessions.

Job description

Job Overview

The ENT Department at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for an ENT Consultant to join our expanding team across three hospital sites: Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Wycombe Hospital, and Amersham Hospital. The consultant will also have on‑call commitments in Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust and will have the opportunity to develop additional clinical activities there.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the highest clinical standards in the management of ENT.
• Actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and Education.
• Work within a team to address ENT problems within the inpatient population of BH.
• Ensure active participation in continuing professional development (CPD).
• Participate 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 and Buckinghamshire (no emergency or inpatient ENT service) as well as tertiary referrals from surrounding hospitals e.g. Milton Keynes University Hospital and supports OUHFT inpatient services including neurosurgery and paediatric intensive care units.
• Attend OUH Clinical Governance and Audit sessions.

PPE Requirements

All colleagues must wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Application Deadline

This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may close the job before the advertised date.

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Travel Expenses

It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking

All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.