Job summary
- Main area
- ENT
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (with an opportunity to extend this or become substantive)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 210-2025-334
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £59,175 - £95,400 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in ENT
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Full time : 10 sessions per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full Time Specialty Doctor in ENT. The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated team player to join our well-established ENT team on a fixed term 12-month basis. There may be an opportunity to extend this or make this substantive, subject to a subsequent recruitment and interview process.
Applicants must hold MBBS and MRCS or equivalent and must have a minimum of three-years clinical experience at ST1/2 level in Otolaryngology. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in a 1 in 7 non-resident joint on-call rota between the Countess of Chester Hospital and Arrowe Park Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The ENT team comprises three full-time Consultants, three Trust Grade Specialty Doctors (including this post), one ST3+ trainee (who rotate every six months), one Trust ST3, and four ST1/2 doctors.
The department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery provides a comprehensive service to a population of approximately 250,000. The specialty is part of the Planned Care Division. The department provides a wide range of services including Otology, Neck Lump and Thyroid service and General ENT treatment. The department has been renowned in the region with respect to any complex major middle ear intervention and is a regional referral centre for Bone Anchored Hearing Aid.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications & Skills
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCS or equivalent
- Full Registration with the GMC with a licence to practice
Desirable criteria
- Higher Qualifications
Clinical Experience and Effectiveness
Essential criteria
- Minimum 3 years at SHO level in ENT or equivalent experience
- Willingness to be involved in Departmental Audit, ENT related publications and management
- Basic Surgical techniques
Desirable criteria
- Registrar level experience in ENT
- UK/NHS based experience
- SHO level experience in related specialties
- Peer-reviewed publications
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility and problem-solving.
- Ability to teach others.
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
- Fernando Galli
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 366374
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