Specialty Doctor in ENT

NHS Jobs; Taunton (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Taunton is seeking an admin-focused healthcare professional to support infection control, clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives. The role emphasizes policy adherence, active involvement in audits, and efficient administrative management of department workloads.

The appointee will participate in mandatory annual training and appraisal, ensuring compliance with professional standards and accountability across clinical services.

Responsibilities

• Infection control responsibilities and adherence to current policy.
• Contributing to the development and reporting of Clinical Quality Standards.
• Participating in quality improvement projects to support department development.
• Clinical governance responsibilities and adherence to professional supervision requirements.
• Administrative duties related to patient care and departmental administration.
• Active participation in annual appraisal and mandatory update training.

Job description

For further information regarding the role and listed responsibilities, please see the attached detailed job Description including the full persons specification and timetable. We highly recommend that you visit the department before the interview. Additional roles and responsibilities are:

Infection Control

It is the responsibility of all staff to familiarise themselves with, and adhere to, current policy in relation to the prevention of the spread of infection and the wearing of uniforms.

Clinical Audit

The appointee will be expected to contribute to the development and reporting of Clinical Quality Standards. As such you will actively participate in initiating and supervising audits related to your sub-speciality, Liaising with the audit speciality Lead Consultant and gaining approval from the Clinical Effectiveness Committee.

Quality Improvement

You will be encouraged to participate in quality improvement projects to support the ongoing development of the department. This is supported by the hospital successful Quality Improvement team, who can provide direct support for projects as well as running a programme of Quality Improvement education activities.

Clinical Governance

All clinical staff are accountable and responsible for their own clinical competence and should limit their actions to those for which they are deemed competent. Clinical staff are also required to comply with the requirements of their professional organisations regarding supervision.

Administration/Budgetary responsibilities

Responsibility for undertaking the administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the administration of the department.

Appraisal and Mandatory annual training

The successful candidate(s) will be required to participate actively in the annual appraisal process. In addition, they will be expected to complete mandatory annual update training.