Locum Consultant ENT Surgeon

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

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Greater London seeks a locum 7 PA Consultant ENT surgeon for a 12-month fixed term contract. The role focuses on delivering high-quality patient care and involves working at various clinics. The candidate must hold full UK GMC registration and have broad experience in ENT. The position requires clinical governance and teaching responsibilities, making it ideal for dedicated healthcare professionals.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex ENT cases (adults and paediatrics).
• Commitment to teaching and training in ENT.
• Research experience and publications.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality patient care with innovative service models.
• Participate in performance targets.
• Discuss and agree a detailed job plan with the Clinical Director.

Skills

Broad experience in ENT

Excellent communication skills

Computer literacy

Knowledge of audit methodology

Education

Full UK GMC Registration

FRCS(ORL) and CCT or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a locum 7 PA Consultant ENT surgeon. The role is a 12‑month fixed term contract with a commitment to high quality patient care, innovative service models, delivery of performance targets, and excellence in education and training. The post is intended to be clinic heavy to support reducing time to first wait and will include work off‑site and require flexible working. The post holder must be in specialist register and, while there is no fixed theatre session, opportunities to cover theatre sessions arising from leave will be available. This provisional job plan is subject to agreement and change.

Main Duties

The consultant’s job plan is expected to comprise 7 programmed activities per week on average, to be carried out at the RNENT and satellite clinics at Edgware and Whittington. The new post‑holder will discuss and agree a detailed job plan, including personal and professional objectives, with the Clinical Director within three months of the start date. The consultant may be required to undertake a prospective diary exercise to inform this process. Of the 7 activities, 6 will be direct clinical care, including an on‑call commitment of 1 in 12; the remaining 1 will be a SPA. The DCC job plan follows a team‑based approach, with the part of the plan related to wider departmental activities, supporting professional activities and personal objectives more individually tailored.

About UCLH

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (including the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer CentreThe Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses, specialising in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. Our support services include critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net‑zero health service, with an ambitious target of net zero for direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications – Essential

• Full UK GMC Registration; if non‑UK trained, on the GMC register and Specialist Register in the relevant specialty by date of appointment.
• FRCS(ORL) and CCT or equivalent.On GMC Specialist Register in Otolaryngology by date of appointment.

Desirable

• Formal experience in postgraduate teaching.

Clinical Experience – Essential

• Experience managing complex ENT cases (adults and paediatrics).

Desirable

• Post‑CCT fellowship.

Clinical Skills – Essential

• Evidence of broad experience in the field of ENT.

Clinical Governance, Management & IT – Essential

• Knowledge of audit methodology and experience of formal participation in audit.
• Knowledge of research methodology and experience of formal participation in research.
• Computer literacy; excellent written and oral communication skills.

Desirable

• Departmental management experience.

Teaching and Research – Essential

• Research experience and publications.
• Commitment to teaching and training in ENT.
• Commitment to staff development.

Desirable

• Ongoing research interests.
• Higher degree (MD, PhD).

Personal Qualities – Essential

• Commitment to working flexibly to best serve the service.
• Ability to work harmoniously as part of a team; value the contribution of all team members.
• Good communication skills, particularly in dealing with other medical teams and patients.
• Commitment to provision of a high‑quality service.
• Ability to work under pressure; self‑motivated and flexible.

Desirable

• Leadership skills.

Additional Information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for disclosure will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service 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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer Details

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

47‑49 Huntley Street, London, WC1E 6DG

Website: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk