Locum ENT Consultant Surgeon (Otologist)

NEP cloud; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 114.000 - 151.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking a Locum ENT Consultant Surgeon (Otology) to join the expanding South East London ENT & Urology HV Surgical hub. The post involves delivering a general ENT service to adults and children across multiple sites in SE London.

The successful candidate will participate in teaching, CPD, and clinical governance while contributing to service development and elective recovery efforts within the Trust.

Qualifikationen

• Full GMC registration with a license to practice.
• FRCS (ENT) or equivalent specialty specific higher degree.
• On GMC Specialist register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT or equivalent.

Aufgaben

• Provide elective, emergency and outpatient ENT services across the Trust sites.
• Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and CPD activities.
• Engage in clinical audit and governance to drive high-quality care.
• Contribute to continuing professional development and local service improvement.
• Support policy, planning and management initiatives within the Directorate and Trust.

Ausbildung

Full GMC registration with a license to practice

FRCS (ENT) or equivalent specialty specific higher degree

On GMC Specialist register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Employer Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Cross Site University Hospital Lewisham, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich and Queen Mary's Sidcup Town London Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/11/2026 23:59

Locum ENT Consultant Surgeon (Otologist)

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.

Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.

We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 – the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.

Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as “good” or “outstanding” in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.

Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.

LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King’s College London’s GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.

We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the IC S in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.

Job overview

We are looking for a talented and motivatedindividual to join the ENT Department at Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust.

The ENT Department comprises of 14 substantive Consultants,10 middle grades and 7 juniors (GP registrars and core surgical trainees), delivering a high quality ENT Service to the South East of London (SEL). The post holder will be expected to provide a general Consultant ENT service to both adult and paediatric patients.

The successful applicant will join at an exciting time, with the service working towards the successful and timely implementation of the South East London ENT & Urology High Volume (HV) Surgical hub at University Hospital Lewisham.

Main duties of the job

The HV Surgical hub will provide two additional bespoke high volume ENT theatres for the population of SE London, increasing capacity to an ambitious and growing speciality. The hub is a key element of the SEL ENT clinical strategy and will enable the consolidation of high volume activity to support elective recovery in SEL, to effectively use resources across the system and to ensure significant improvements in patient access to timely treatment. Over the coming months we will be developing the new operational model for these theatres and there will be plentiful opportunity to work on improving current pathways for the benefit of the population served.

This opportunity will be to join our substantive consultant workforce as we will be expanding the team to support this SEL sector hub development. Lewisham has also recently submitted on behalf of SE London to be a pilot site for Right Procedure, Right Place programme, part of the national Elective Surgery Recovery and Transformation Programme.

Applicants should have established skills in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery and its related specialties. A strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching is essential. Research interest is desirable.

Working for our organisation

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

The provision of elective, emergency and outpatient services at University Hospital Lewisham, Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich and other community based sites in south east London in conjunction with colleagues. The department provides routine paediatric ENT services, both elective and emergencies to children above the age of 2.

Medical Education & Teaching

This post holder will be expected to participate in Audit, teaching of Undergraduates, Postgraduates, Nursing and Allied Health Professionals.
The successful candidate will be encouraged to participate in continuing
postgraduate medical education by attending conferences and training courses as required by the RCS.

There will be opportunity for research/CPD during the supporting professional activity sessions. These sessions are designed to give the individual the flexibility to develop a specialist interest, undertake some research or teaching of the junior medical staff and to maintain skills.
All Consultants will be expected to register for CPD.

Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance

There is a wide ranging Clinical Audit Programme across many specialties within the Trust, supported by specialist staff.

Clinical involvement in clinical Audit is of paramount importance. Clinicians are expected to actively participate in audit and generally to follow agreed protocols to enable the provision of high quality care.

Continuing Professional Development

1. Participate in continuing professional development at local and national level
2. Implement audit and research findings as appropriate in clinical practice
3. Prepare and participate in an annual appraisal in accordance with Trust policy
4. A willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels.

Policy, Planning and Management

1. Support the Trust to deliver quality patient care
2. Contribute to the development of clinical and organisational protocols and guidelines
3. Assist in the development of the Annual Service Plan for the Directorate and Division and participate in the strategic planning of the service
4. Comply with all Trust policies

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a license to practice
• FRCS (ENT) or equivalent specialty specific higher degree
• On GMC Specialist register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT or equivalent

Clinical Experinence

• Ability to work independently as an ENT specialist
• Ability to deal with all ENT emergencies
• Experience of dealing with difficult cases
• Demonstrable sub-specialty experience and interest in Otology & Balance

Clinical Audit

• Experience of direct involvement in completed audits
• Awareness of clinical governance issues
• Experience of audit outcomes positively influencing patient management

Teaching Experience

• Experience of teaching junior doctors
• Familiarity with e portfolios
• Relevant teacher training course
• Experience of setting up and organizing courses

Management and Administrative Experience

• Experience of administration
• Experience of developing a new service

Research Experience

• Previous publications and presentations as first author
• Above average track record for research, publications and presentations .

Other Attributes

• Team player / ability to work in a team
• Good interpersonal skills
• Familiarity and understanding of working in the UK’s National Health Service

We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early. We do not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. If you have been shortlisted, you will receive an invite to an assessment day or interview.

As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT+. We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT+, Multicultural Inclusion and Women’s staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce.

Please note: Information provided during recruitment and pre‑employment checks must be accurate. Misrepresentation may be investigated as fraud and could lead to withdrawal from the process, professional sanctions, or criminal action.

Please note: that sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route is subject to Trust allocation and UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approval.

Use of AI in recruitment: We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support the initial review of applications against the essential criteria for this role. Where AI is used, it will support rather than replace human decision-making, and applications will remain subject to appropriate human review.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Javier Moraleda Job title Clinical Director Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 02083333000 Additional information

Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact:

Javier Moraleda, Clinical Director - [e-mail]