Consultant ENT surgeon with interest in Thyroid & Benign Head & Neck

NHS; Romford; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a Consultant in Head & Neck Surgery to join their dynamic ENT team. This permanent, full-time position offers the opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art facility while contributing to patient care and surgical excellence.

Qualifications

• High level of clinical experience and competence in ENT.
• Participation in audit and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outpatient clinics at Queen's Hospital and peripheral sites.
• Perform benign and diagnostic cancer procedures, including thyroid surgeries.
• Contribute to teaching, training, and mentoring junior doctors.

Skills

Leadership

Surgical Expertise

Clinical Governance

Education

GMC specialist register via CCT/CESR

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Consultant in Head & Neck Surgery with a specialistinterest in Thyroid and Benign Head & Neck to join our dynamic and innovative ENT team. Our departmentprovides a comprehensive, high-quality ENT service to a population of over 750,000 and is recognised as aleading centre for Head & Neck Surgery.This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a multidisciplinary team that includes specialists in Otology,Rhinology, Endocrinology, Maxillofacial Surgery and Radiology. You will play a key role in deliveringoutpatient clinics, diagnostic services, and surgical interventions, with a focus on Thyroid, Benign Head &Neck, and cancer pathways.We are looking for some with substantial experience in Thyroid & Benign Head & Neck Surgery who has theability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and lead service improvements.

Main duties of the job

Outpatient Services - Deliver outpatient clinics at Queen's Hospital and peripheral sites, including theweekly Neck Lump Clinic.

Surgical Expertise - Perform benign and diagnostic cancer Head & Neck procedures, thyroid surgeries, and routine ENT operations. Manage complications and provide post-operative care.

Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Involvement - Active participation in Head & Neck MDT and Thyroid MDT meetings to ensure high-quality, collaborative patient care.

Clinical & Educational Leadership - Contribute to teaching, training, and mentoring junior doctors, as wellas supporting clinical governance and service development.

On-Call Commitment - Participate in the emergency ENT on-call rota, providing specialist input whenrequired.

Extensive organisational and management experience at the Cancer Alliance level, with a proven trackrecord in optimising cancer pathways is desirable along with strong teaching and mentoring background,with experience in supervising junior doctors and trainees.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Details Date posted

02 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

162-M7506

Job locations

ENT Medical Staff

Romford

RM7 0AG

Job description Job responsibilities

Why Join Us?State-of-the-art facilities, including narrow band imaging (NBI) for early cancer detection, CO Laser, 4Kmicroscopes, and advanced endoscopy in theatres.Dedicated support from Audiology, Speech & Language Therapy, and Head & Neck Cancer NurseSpecialists.

Opportunities for professional growth in a teaching hospital environment with a strong focus on research,innovation, and service development.If you are a committed, forward-thinking surgeon with expertise in Head & Neck Surgery and a passion forteaching and service improvement, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now to join our thriving ENT department and contribute to our reputation for excellence!

Job description Job responsibilities

Why Join Us?State-of-the-art facilities, including narrow band imaging (NBI) for early cancer detection, CO Laser, 4Kmicroscopes, and advanced endoscopy in theatres.Dedicated support from Audiology, Speech & Language Therapy, and Head & Neck Cancer NurseSpecialists.

Opportunities for professional growth in a teaching hospital environment with a strong focus on research,innovation, and service development.If you are a committed, forward-thinking surgeon with expertise in Head & Neck Surgery and a passion forteaching and service improvement, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now to join our thriving ENT department and contribute to our reputation for excellence!

Person Specification Experience and Qualification Essential

• GMC specialist register via relevant CCT/CESR or proposed date within next 6 months
• Participation in audit and clinical governance
• High level of clinical experience and competence in ENT

Desirable

• Commitment to and experience of teaching
• General training in all aspects of adult and paediatric ENT
• Demonstrate continued professional and personal development

Person Specification Experience and Qualification Essential

• GMC specialist register via relevant CCT/CESR or proposed date within next 6 months
• Participation in audit and clinical governance
• High level of clinical experience and competence in ENT

Desirable

• Commitment to and experience of teaching
• General training in all aspects of adult and paediatric ENT
• Demonstrate continued professional and personal development

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

ENT Medical Staff

Romford

RM7 0AG

Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

ENT Medical Staff

Romford

RM7 0AG

Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)