Job overview

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and forward thinking substantive Consultant ENT Surgeon with a special interest in Rhinology to join our team. This is a permanent 10 PA post to help with the elective backlog and to expand the SWB ENT consultant team as we have now moved to MMUH.  The successful applicant will be supported to deliver and to develop sub-specialty interests to complement the existing consultant staff.  

 

It is an exciting time at the Trust with our brand new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) now open and we are looking for enthusiastic, innovative and progressive clinicians to progress the department at our new site.  The Trust has also recently become part of the Black Country and West Birmingham Integrated Care System and there will be opportunity to be involved in the design of regional services.     

 

Applications are welcomed from candidates with FRCS (or equivalent) who are on the Full General Medical Council’s Specialist Register.  Applicants within 6 months of attaining their CCT at time will be considered.

 

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will join our growing team of 9 consultant ENT surgeons delivering elective and emergency care including contributing to a 1 in 8 emergency non-resident on-call rota. The successful candidate will be expected to work across all trust sites.  Elective activity day case and outpatient clinic is delivered at the Birmingham Treatment centre (BTC) with further elective outpatients, activity at Sandwell Health Campus and inpatient operating and on call at MMUH.  The Department is further supported by 2 Clinical Nurse specialist posts, 6 Specialty middle grades, 3 core training level doctors (one surgical and two GP trainees) and three Foundation year doctors.

 

To support our junior team, an interest in medical education is welcome and the successful candidates will be encouraged to take on an additional role as an educator.  Active engagement in quality improvement activity and research is expected and as well as an active post graduate teaching program, the department is also committed to training the undergraduates from the medical schools of University of Birmingham and Aston University, Birmingham.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow. 

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.  

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.  

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.  

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.  When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.