Consultant Otolaryngologist with a Special Interest in Otology

National health service; Ditton; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym membership

Wellbeing programme

On-site nursery

Cycle to work scheme

Staff benefits

Job summary

Medway Maritime Hospital seeks a Consultant Otolaryngologist with a Special Interest in Otology to support a growing ENT service. The appointee will deliver consultant-level care, prioritise otology subspecialty work, and supervise junior doctors within a busy department.

The role involves on-call commitments, teaching responsibilities, and collaboration with regional teams to improve patient outcomes. A UK GMC licence and appropriate specialist credentials are essential.

Qualifications

• Registration with GMC in good standing and entitlement to practise in the UK.
• Fellowship in Otology or equivalent training is desirable.
• Experience in managing complex ENT cases and teaching trainees.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant ENT services to maintain department capacity.
• Lead on-call duties and supervise junior staff.
• Contribute to regional otology collaboration and research.

Skills

General ENT

Otolaryngology

Otology

Teaching

Leadership

Research

Audit

Clinical governance

Education

GMC registration

FRCS (ORL-HNS)

MD/PhD or equivalent

CESR/portfolio pathway

Job description

Job description Job responsibilities The appointee will participate fully in the clinical activities of the Department, providing general emergency ENT cover 1:8 during the week, each day being 14 hours from 6.00pm-8.00am, and 1:8 weekends, each day being 24 hours from 8.00am-8.00am on Saturday and Sunday. When on-call he/she will provide full support and advice to the StR and middle grade staff, and supervise/undertake whatever emergency surgery is required. He/she will undertake on-call ward rounds on weekends in the course of delivering this on-call support, and be available to advise and support other specialties within the hospital as necessary. Our unit provides ENT services for Darent Valley Hospital and its Dartford and Gravesham population, and almost all emergencies from that hospital are transferred to Medway if specialist ENT care is required. However, on rare occasions it is necessary for the on-call Consultant to provide on-site care at Darent Valley Hospital, within their ITU or A&E Departments, occasionally making use of their theatres. The appointee will have responsibility for all patients under his/her care, and will guide and help junior medical and non-medical staff in delivering this care. He/she will work within the close working relationship that characterizes this department, and support the philosophy of sub-specialisation whilst providing generalist expertise as well.

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. 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Essential Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register Otolaryngology. (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview if it has not already been awarded). (CESR/portfolio pathway application must have been submitted)
• FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent
• Higher Degree i.e. MD/PhD or equivalent to support research interest
• Knowledge Essential Understanding of Clinical Governance principles, demonstrating awareness of good decision making; awareness of own limitations with a track record of engaging in clinical governance and learning from errors.
• Experience Essential Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in managing complex cases
• Teaching Experience Desirable Experience of supervising doctors in training and other colleagues along with the ability to teach clinical skills
• Attendance on a 'Training the Trainers' course
• Attendance on an 'Appraisal and Assessment' course
• Skills Essential Exposure to General elective and Emergency ENT and Rhinology
• Evidence of special interest experience in Otology
• Desirable Fellowship or similar period of training in Otology
• Management and Administrative Experience Essential Team working - can engender effective working relationships; individually, in multidisciplinary teams and at all levels
• Managing others with the ability to exhibit appropriate leadership; empowering others, leading by example and leading through change
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to maintain professional and expected behaviour standards despite challenging circumstances
• Desirable NHS Management experience
• Research Experience Essential Some background of research methodology
• Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management and evidence-based practice
• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements

We are recruiting for a Consultant Otolaryngologist with a Special Interest in Otology who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job This role is to provide consultant services to maintain the capacity of the department during a period of expansion. The post holder will be expected to provide a subspecialist Otology service, whilst continuing to undertake the management of General ENT patients at MMH.

This is a supplementary post and will be based at Medway Maritime Hospital with possible sessions at Darent Valley Hospital if there is a requirement in future. The successful candidate will join a team of 8 Consultant ENT Surgeons at MFT and 2 Consultants with a Special Interest in Head and Neck Surgery holding joint posts with Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead.

The appointee will be expected to contribute to the provision and development of high quality general ENT care for the Medway and Darent Valley populations. The post is designed to support a busy general ENT service, whilst participating in the provision of a specialised ontological disorders service at Medway.

The current clinical lead/director carries aspirations for regional otology collaboration in the near future.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

About us

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.