Job overview

We are seeking to recruit a motivated and forward thinking Consultant to join our ENT and Head-Neck Surgery Consultant team. This is a permanent post with 10 programmed activities (PA’s) to expand the service and support Elective Recovery.  Applications are welcomed from candidates with FRCS (or equivalent) who are on the General Medical Council’s Specialist Register in Otolaryngology, Head-Neck Surgery or who will be within six months of obtaining their CCT at the time of interview.  The applicant will be on the Full General Medical Council Register with a license to practice.  In addition applicants should demonstrate within their application that they are fully trained in general Otolaryngology with a wide experience in Otology. The applicant will preferably have obtained a fellowship in Otology.

 

It is an exciting time at the Trust with our brand new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital now open and we are looking for enthusiastic, innovative and progressive clinicians to continue 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. 

 

Main duties of the job

The successful applicants 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. This is a 10PA job and the appointee will be expected to deliver activity at both hospital sites. Birmingham Treatment centre is the main site for outpatient elective activity and day case surgery.  MMUH is the admitting site for on-call, paediatrics and inpatient lists. Some outpatient clinics are also run at the Sandwell site. The successful candidate will be supported to develop and progress the otology service.  The Department is further supported by an excellent Audiology department.

 

To support our team an interest in medical education and research 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 supporting undergraduate education with students 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.