Locum ENT Consultant with interest in Otology and Skull Base

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare facility in Greater London seeks a Consultant ENT Surgeon, specializing in Paediatric ENT and/or Otology. This fixed-term position offers an annual salary between £109,725 and £145,478, with the possibility of progression to a substantive role. The successful candidate will oversee patient care, engage in training, and contribute to departmental management. Candidates must hold an FRCS or equivalent, and possess experience in teaching and research. This integral role is situated in a trust renowned for its excellence in healthcare provision.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered on GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining it at the time of the interview.
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates and junior medical staff.
• Knowledge of research methodology.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for patients and manage their departments.
• Participate fully in medical audit arrangements.
• Contribute to teaching and assessment of undergraduates and junior doctors.

Skills

Communication Skills

Teaching Experience

Understanding Clinical Governance

Education

FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent

Higher Degree (BSc, MSc, MD, PhD)

Job description

Job summary

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to invite applications for a Consultant ENT Surgeon with a subspecialty interest in Paediatric ENT and/or Paediatric Otology. This is a fixed‑term post, developed in response to current service needs within our well-regarded ENT department. While initially offered on a fixed‑term basis, there is funding in place and a possibility that the post may progress to a substantive position, subject to future Trust approval.

Main duties of the job

The provisional job plan is equivalent to 10 programmed activities (PAs) and is detailed in the schedule enclosed in the job description. This will be subject to review as part of the annual job planning process, to be undertaken within 12 months of appointment.

Please note that elements of the timetable may be subject to change due to a Trust-wide reconfiguration of the theatre schedule, following the opening of the new Elective Surgical Centre. These changes will be managed in accordance with service requirements and the Trust's job planning policy.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated care trust which provides hospital and community health services for Hackney, the City and surrounding communities. The Trust provides a full range of adult, older people’s and children’s services across medical and surgical specialties.

The trust operates acute services from a single site: Homerton University Hospital, which opened in 1986. Based on an aggregation of ratings across all of the core services provided from the hospital, the hospital has been rated by Care Quality Commission as ‘Outstanding’. The hospital has almost 500 beds spread across 11 wards, a ten‑bed intensive care unit and maternity, paediatric and neonatal wards. Community services are provided by staff working out of 75 partner sites in Hackney and the City of London. The trust has a separate registration to provide continuing health care at the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

The hospital has three day‑surgery theatres and six main operating theatres for all types of general surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, gynaecology, maxillo‑facial, urology, ENT, obesity, bariatrics and obstetrics. We also have a surgical treatment room within the main theatres complex.

Details Date posted

19 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full‑time

Reference number

293-Consultant-369-C

Job locations

HOMERTON HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Homerton Row

London

E9 6SR

Job description – Responsibilities

Consultants will have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of their departments.

Consultants will undertake administrative duties associated with the care of their patients and the running of their clinics or department. All Consultants are expected to assume responsibility both singly and corporately for the management of the Junior Medical Staff. In particular, they are expected to be responsible for approving and monitoring junior staff rotas and junior staff locum arrangements, where appropriate.

The successful applicant will be expected to participate fully in the medical audit arrangements. Consultants are also expected to concern themselves with the professional development of their trainees and allied health professional colleagues.

All Consultants have a responsibility to contribute to the teaching and assessment of undergraduates and of junior doctors. Consultants are expected to continue with all aspects of professional development to allow successful appraisal and revalidation.

Please view job description for full details of the role.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS – Essential

• FRCS (ORL‑HNS) OR EQUIVALENT.

QUALIFICATIONS – Desirable

• HIGHER DEGREE – BSc, MSc, MD, PhD or EQUIVALENT.

REGISTRATION – Essential

• REGISTERED ON GMC SPECIALIST REGISTER OR WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OBTAINING IT AT THE TIME OF THE INTERVIEW.

REGISTRATION – Desirable

• POST CCT FELLOWSHIP OR NHS CONSULTANT EXPERIENCE.

SPECIALTY/SUB‑SPECIALTY – Essential

• SUBSPECIALIST TRAINING IN OTOLOGY / PAEDIATIC ENT.
• BROAD BASED GENERAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN ADULT +/- PAEDIATRIC ENT.

SPECIALTY/SUB‑SPECIALTY – Desirable

• POST‑CCT OTOLOGY OR BALANCE FELLOWSHIP TRAINING POST.

TRAINING AND TEACHING – Essential

• EXPERIENCE OF TEACHING AND TRAINING UNDERGRADUATES, POSTGRADUATES AND JUNIOR / SENIOR MEDICAL STAFF.

TRAINING AND TEACHING – Desirable

• TRAINING THE TRAINERS COURSE OR EQUIVALENT TEACHING QUALIFICATION.

MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT – Essential

• UNDERSTANDING THE PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL GOVERNANCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS.
• ABILITY TO WORK AS AN EFFECTIVE MEMBER OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM.

MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT – Desirable

• EVIDENCE OF SERVICE AUDIT, DESIGN OR CHANGE MANAGEMENT.
• AUDITS AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORK.

RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS – Essential

• KNOWLEDGE OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.

RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS – Desirable

• TRAINING IN RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.
• PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEW JOURNALS. PRESENTATIONS TO LEARNED SOCIETIES.

PERSONAL SKILLS – Essential

• ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH CLARITY AND INTELLIGENTLY IN WRITTEN AND SPOKEN ENGLISH.

PERSONAL SKILLS – Desirable

• EXPERIENCE OF TELEPHONE CLINICS AND OR VIRTUAL CLINICS.
• EVIDENCE OF CCG OR PRIMARY CARE COLLABORATION.
• EVIDENCE OF ROTA DESIGN OR JOB PLANNING EXPERIENCE.
• EXPERIENCE OF CAPITAL BID PROCESS, DEVELOPING BUSINESS CASES, FUNDING PATHWAYS.

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.

Employer details

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

HOMERTON HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Homerton Row

London

E9 6SR

Employer's website

https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/