Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric ENT
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Oct 25 - Oct 26)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 284-25-7191098-DPBC
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £70,425 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric ENT Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric ENT for a duration of 12 months, commencing October 2025. The post is aimed at those who have completed higher surgical training and wish to develop a special interest in paediatric ENT Surgery.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to have a strong interest in Paediatric ENT Surgery and be at CCT level or equivalent. The post holder will be performing general paediatric ENT surgery while developing a subspecialist expertise under the direction of the nominated clinical consultant supervisors. A model job plan can be found in the attached job description, but BWCFT would expect the successful candidate to be flexible with their working commitments to a total of 10 programmed activities per week.
The post holder will be expected to participate in the multi-disciplinary teaching and research programme for ENT surgery at BCHFT. This includes participating in the teaching programme for ENT surgery trainees and teaching medical students from Birmingham University Medical School who periodically attend the department.
The post-holder would be required to carry out audit and when appropriate, take a guiding role for the junior registrars in the audit activities of the department at BCH.
The appointee will participate in a daytime on-call rota for ENT surgery emergencies and will be required to cover out of hours duties on one fixed night per week for the Children’s Hospital only.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Five years as a Type 1 (NTN/ VTN) Specialist Registrar in ENT OR equivalent
- Evidence of a commitment to a special interest in Paediatric ENT
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a paediatric ENT unit
QUALIFICATIONS / ELIGIBILITY
Essential criteria
- FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent
- Higher degree
- Holds full registration with the GMC
- Eligibility to work in the UK
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
Essential criteria
- Commitment to audit, research and continuous medical education
Desirable criteria
- Peer reviewed publications/audit
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Clear and fluent in spoken and written English
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Joe Grainger
- Job title
- Consultant ENT Surgeon
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 8123
- Additional information
Interested applicants are invited to visit on an informal basis by arrangement:
Further details may be obtained from Mr Joe Grainger (Consultant ENT Surgeon) via his secretary Sheree Brown
Telephone No.: 0121-333-8123 / E-mail: bwc.entbwch@nhs.net
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