Specialty Doctor in Otolaryngology - ENT

Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in the UK is seeking an ENT Surgeon to provide comprehensive outpatient and inpatient services. Candidates should possess full GMC registration and a medical degree. Responsibilities include performing surgeries, running clinics, and participating in on-call rotas. This role offers generous benefits, including NHS pension and flexible work options.

Benefits

Access to NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services

Flexible working options

Career progression and training support

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with licence to practise.
• Completed at least four years hospital service at junior or higher grade level.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in ENT at Middle-grade/Registrar level.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient and inpatient services for general ENT.
• Participate in the middle-tier ENT on-call rota.
• Operate independently on high-volume, low-complexity cases.

Skills

Good communication skills

Good time management

Analytical problem-solving

Flexibility

Education

Medical Degree from a recognised medical school

Post-graduate qualification in ENT surgery

MRCS or equivalent

Job description

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work‑life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks provide safe spaces for honest conversations and the sharing of ideas, fostering greater awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties

• Provide outpatient and inpatient services for general ENT, including head and neck, thyroid, and parathyroid surgery.
• Perform DCC duties, including clinical and administrative tasks, emergency and on‑call responsibilities, and contribute to quality improvement in line with specialty and Trust objectives.
• Participate in the middle‑tier ENT on‑call rota (currently 1:7), covering the acute base at Pinderfields and supporting emergency services at Dewsbury and Pontefract hospitals.
• Operate independently on high‑volume, low‑complexity cases such as tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, insertion of grommets, etc.
• Run independent clinics, including acute and emergency clinics, and support and teach Foundation Year 2 doctors, Core Trainees (CTs), Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists and Nurse Practitioners.
• Undertake administrative responsibilities; office space, dedicated secretarial support, and networked computer access will be provided.
• Support through a Consultant Educational Supervisor and undertake Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust framework, with a minimum of one SPA in the core 10‑PA timetable.

Summary of Duties

• Refer patients appropriately to other specialties.
• Participate fully in the out‑of‑hours on‑call middle‑grade rota (non‑resident on call).
• Engage in outpatient clinics and theatre activities.
• Participate in multi‑disciplinary team (MDT) meetings.
• Contribute to relevant administrative responsibilities.
• Teach and supervise junior doctors and allied clinical staff.
• Be actively involved in clinical audit, governance, and service improvement initiatives.

Essential person specification requirements

To meet the requirements of this role, applicants must demonstrate the following essential criteria:

• Full GMC Registration with licence to practise.
• Medical Degree from a recognised medical school.
• Post‑graduate qualification in ENT surgery; MRCS or equivalent.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Completed at least four years full‑time hospital service at a junior or higher grade level post since first obtaining full or limited registration, with a further minimum of two years’ experience in ENT at a Middle‑grade/Registrar level.
• Ability to conduct independent clinics and low‑complexity day‑case operations such as tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, insertion of grommets, etc.
• Demonstrates an intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
• Good time management.
• Possesses good communication skills and flexibility.

Contact information

Mr S Gunasekaran, Consultant and Head of Service on telephone [phone]

Be part of MY team

If you value caring, high standards, improvement and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application guidance

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Our benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan.
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service.
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services.
• Extensive benefits and support, including onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme, cycle‑to‑work scheme, home electronics scheme, car lease salary sacrifice scheme and working carers support.
• Flexible working options and family‑ and carer‑friendly policies.
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality.
• Career progression, training and support.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Medical Degree from a recognised medical school.
• Post‑graduate qualification in ENT surgery.
• MRCS or equivalent.

Desirable

• Progress towards or attainment of Royal College Exams.
• ATLS, ALS, APLS or PALS certification.
• Higher qualification e.g. EBEORL‑HNS, FRCS or equivalent.

Experience

• Completed at least four years full‑time hospital service at a junior or higher grade level post since first obtaining full or limited registration, with a further minimum of two years experience in ENT at a Middle‑grade/Registrar level.
• Able to do independent clinics and low‑complexity day‑case operations such as tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, insertion of grommets, etc.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching clinical skills.
• Clinical research and development.
• UK ENT experience.

Management Skills

• Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
• Good time management.

Desirable

• Possess good organisational skills.

GMC Registration

• Please state full GMC number.
• Full GMC Registration with licence to practise.