Locum Consultant in ENT

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Wednesbury; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting an Elective and Emergency Care ENT Locum Consultant to lead a Head and Neck service with a special interest in thyroid benign cancer. The role involves managing adult and paediatric ENT pathways with a focus on timely, evidence-based care.

The post offers 10 Programmed Activities per week and on-call 1:5 weekday nights, with occasional offsite working as the network develops.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and licence to practise in the UK.
• Specialist interest in thyroid benign cancer and head/neck pathology.
• Extensive experience in ENT clinics and operating theatres.
• Ability to participate in MDT discussions and multi-disciplinary care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality ENT services across elective and emergency settings.
• Provide outpatient clinics and manage head/neck cancer referrals with MDT review.
• Support teaching and training of junior medical staff and students.
• Engage in CPD, audit, and research with academic links.
• Participate in CME and personal professional development.

Skills

ENT surgery

Thyroid cancer focus

Clinical leadership

Job description

We are looking to appoint an elective and emergency care Ear, Nose and Throat Locum Consultant. The post holder will undertake duties in general Ear, Nose and Throat surgery with a specialist interest in Thyroid benign cancer.

The post holder along with the other ENT Consultants, will be responsible for the efficient organization and effective management of the Head and Neck Service and Thyroid ENT patients (adult and Paediatrics).

The post at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is currently in negotiation to be integrated into Black Country network. This job plan may involve approximately 20% of total PAs working offsite.

The post will be contracted for 10 Programmed Activities per week and includes on call 1:5 weekday nights at Walsall Hospital. As Walsall operates a five-day service only Monday to Friday, all emergencies needing admission after 5pm on weekends are admitted to New Cross Hospital. (The network rota is 1:14)

Paediatrics work in week is accommodated in the paediatrics unit at Walsall and surgery undertaken within the hospital's main emergency theatre. At the weekend, paediatrics is accommodated within the paediatric facilities available at New cross Hospital.

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To be responsible for ensuring a commitment in providing a high-quality ENT service to patients by continual development of practice in the light of research evidence and by audit against Clinical standards;
• To provide advice to primary and secondary care colleagues in other specialties in relation to ENT problems and overseeing the internal referrals assessed by SpRs;
• To provide a comprehensive outpatient service from clinics, including the management of patients referred as suspected Head and Neck cancers. Such patients will receive their diagnostics at Walsall and if suspicious, will be discussed at MDT prior to tertiary referral to the cancer centre.Benign conditions will continue to be managed at Walsall;
• To support teaching and training of junior medical staff, medical students, and Postgraduate Medical Education in general. The Trust will strongly Support and allow time for CPD for the Successful candidate.
• To support and encourage audit and research and develop close links with academic initiatives.
• To actively participate in CME and personal development programmes;

As the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, we offer a unique opportunity to be part of a Trust making a genuine difference to local health outcomes. The Trust is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services, alongside extensive community services.

A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Our strategy is aligned to delivering exceptional care together while supporting a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We offer clear career development pathways, access to training and education, and opportunities to contribute to service innovation and improvement.

• o be responsible for ensuring a commitment in providing a high-quality ENT service to patients by continual development of practice in the light of research evidence and by audit against Clinical standards;
• To provide advice to primary and secondary care colleagues in other specialties in relation to ENT problems and overseeing the internal referrals assessed by SpRs;
• To provide a comprehensive outpatient service from clinics, including the management of patients referred as suspected Head and Neck cancers. Such patients will receive their diagnostics at Walsall and if suspicious, will be discussed at MDT prior to tertiary referral to the cancer centre.Benign conditions will continue to be managed at Walsall;
• To support teaching and training of junior medical staff, medical students, and Postgraduate Medical Education in general. The Trust will strongly Support and allow time for CPD for the Successful candidate.
• To support and encourage audit and research and develop close links with academic initiatives.
• To actively participate in CME and personal development programmes;

To support the on-going development of services for ENT Surgery, liaising with community and primary care services