Consultant ENT Surgeon Special interest in Paediatric ENT

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a Consultant ENT Surgeon with a special interest in Paediatric ENT to join their team. The role involves cross-site working, including outpatient clinics and theatre sessions, and contributes to the department's commitment to high standards of clinical care. Candidates must hold full GMC registration and relevant entitlements, with experience in managing complex Paediatric ENT cases.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration required.
• FRCS(ORL-HNS) or equivalent necessary.
• Previous Consultant experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outpatient clinic sessions across multiple sites.
• Perform theatre sessions for both Paediatric & Adult patients.
• Participate in ward rounds and specialist clinics.

Skills

Paediatric ENT Surgery

Clinical Governance

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Registered with GMC

FRCS (ORL HNS)

CCT Holder or within 6 months of obtaining CCT

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant ENT Surgeon Special interest in Paediatric ENT

The closing date is 02 July 2025

UHB is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national, and international population.

Our multiple sites, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic allow people to be treated as close to home as possible.

We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe.

We have over 20,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing.

The ENT Department has 30 whole time equivalent consultants. The appointee will be expected to undertake cross-site working, although mainly based at Heartlands Hospital. Elective theatre sessions will be at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital (BHH). Outpatient clinics are held at BHH & SH sites.

This is a new post, and it is open to those who have a subspecialist training in Paediatric ENT Surgery (Post CCT fellowship training). It will be expected that the appointee can complement the skills and the sub-specialities in the department. The appointee will be expected to support the ENT department by managing referrals to meet the targets. The appointee should be competent in complex Paediatric ENT surgery.

Main duties of the job

There will be the opportunity to develop specialist services such as Paediatric Rhinology, Paediatric Allergy and expand multidisciplinary Paediatric otology service in line with the needs of the department.Applicants must have full GMC Registration, FRCS(ORL-HNS) or equivalent. Candidates must be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of their CCT at the time of interview. Candidates must have an advanced Paediatric ENT Fellowship at the time of commencement of the post and previous Consultant experience is desirable.

Further details may be obtained from: Mr Mriganka De (Clinical Service Lead - ENT) telephone no via Switchboard on 0121 371 2000 or email- [e-mail] uk.

Applicants are invited for a substantive post as a Consultant ENT Surgeon with specialist interest in paediatric ENT (across sites) and will join a UHB ENT team with the highest standards of clinical care. You will act as part of this multidisciplinary team to deliver Paediatric ENT services for patients covered within UHB ENT services, participating in clinics, theatre, MDT and Advice and Review. Duties will include;

* Outpatient clinic sessions across sites

* Theatre sessions, both Paediatric & Adult.

* Ward rounds

* Specialist clinics- Paediatric allergy/rhinology service, SPOC service.

* Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate

* Clinical & Educational Supervisor duties

* Audit

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

The job plan will include a commitment to clinic, theatre and on call duties. The on-call commitment will be for the BHH admitting site and is currently run as a 1 in 11, supported by a registrar and FY/CT on call. All clinical activities are cancelled when on call. Time will be given for admin and supporting professional activities. The appointee will be expected to attend and contribute to Clinical Governance, teaching and audit within the department. The involvement in continuing medical education is an integral part of the advertised post and as such, you will be required to significantly increase the recruitment to clinical trials and practice evidence-based medicine. Within this role you will be required to participate in all aspects of clinical governance as developed by the Trust to monitor, maintain and develop the quality and effectiveness of care.

The Trust is committed to the development and maintenance of the highest clinical standards through individual appraisal. This will include the audit of personal and clinical practice as well as involvement in departmental and speciality reviews. It will also involve attention to continuing professional development and to meeting requirements for continuing medical education as required by the relevant Royal College. It will also involve the awareness of professional standards and the responsibility to undertake safe and ethical clinical practice and the importance of responding promptly to any circumstances, which may result in increased clinical risk or adverse outcome.

Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• *Registered with GMC, FRCS (ORL HNS)
• *CCT Holder or within 6 months of obtaining CCT at time of interview

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust