Locum Consultant ENT Surgeon

Medway Maritime Hospital; Dartford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Medway Maritime Hospital is seeking a Locum ENT Consultant Surgeon to provide essential services during a period of departmental expansion. The role involves managing General ENT patients, providing emergency cover, and contributing to high-quality Otolaryngology services while promoting career development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Gym

Health and wellbeing programs

On-site nursery

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
• FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent is essential.
• Higher Degree (MD/PhD) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant services during departmental expansion.
• Manage General ENT patients and provide emergency cover.
• Teach and train medical trainees and staff.

Skills

Clinical governance principles

Managing complex ENT cases

Teaching and training

Education

Full GMC Registration

FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent

Higher Degree (MD/PhD)

Job description

Employer heading

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Job overview

Locum ENT Consultant Surgeon

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We are recruiting for a Locum ENT Consultant Surgeon who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the best care and has the drive to take us forward, ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and staff.Best of Care by the Best People

Main duties of the job

This role involves providing consultant services to maintain departmental capacity during a period of expansion. The post holder will manage General ENT patients at MMH.

This position is based at Medway Maritime Hospital and Darent Valley Hospital.

The appointee will participate fully in the clinical activities of the Department, providing emergency ENT cover on a 1:8 basis during weekdays (14-hour shifts from 6.00pm-8.00am) and on weekends (24-hour shifts from 8.00am Saturday to 8.00am Sunday). During on-call hours, they will support and advise resident and middle-grade staff, supervise emergency surgeries, undertake on-call ward rounds, and provide support to other hospital specialties as needed. Our unit serves Darent Valley Hospital and its Dartford and Gravesham population, transferring emergencies requiring specialist ENT care to Medway.

Working for our organisation

At Medway, we work together to achieve our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant. Our culture and values drive us as an organisation.

Our Trust offers a dynamic environment for career development.

We promote flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance. We offer various staff benefits including a gym, health and wellbeing programs, an on-site nursery, and a cycle-to-work scheme.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, actively recruiting from underrepresented groups to foster a diverse workforce.

All staff adhere to safeguarding policies for children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key objectives include:

• Assessing, caring for, and treating patients presenting to the department
• Enhancing General ENT services
• Contributing to meeting 14-day and 62-day cancer waiting time targets and 18-week referral-to-treat times
• Leading and providing high-quality Otolaryngology services
• Teaching and training trainees and non-medical staff, including medical students
• Engaging in research activities
• Participating in audits and quality assurance
• Following clinical governance policies and GIRFT principles

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
• FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher Degree (MD/PhD) supporting research interests

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of clinical governance principles and decision-making

Experience

Essential

• Experience in managing complex ENT cases
• Supervising and teaching medical colleagues and trainees

Desirable

• Knowledge of audit, clinical risk management, and evidence-based practice
• Academic and research achievements, publications, awards

We are committed to equal opportunity employment. Disabled applicants meeting minimum criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Medway Maritime Hospital is a smoke-free site. Smoking is prohibited in all hospital grounds and buildings to promote a healthier environment.