Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties of the Post
Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a full time ENT Consultant with a 
sub specialism in Otology and/or Head and Neck to provide both elective and emergency care of ENT patients. 
The candidate appointed will work on both the Warrington and Halton hospital sites for both theatres and 
outpatient clinics. 
This is a full-time post in ENT amounting to 10 PAs. 
Applicants are required to be a Registered Medical Practitioner, MBCHB or equivalent, to be fully registered with 
the General Medical Council and listed on the Specialist Register or due to be registered within six months of the 
date of appointment.
Responsibilities of the Post
Responsibilities for the new post will include supporting provision of emergency and elective activity in the 
department. The post holder will be encouraged to develop sub-specialty interests in Head and Neck and/or 
Otology which will be supported by the CBU to ensure job satisfaction and sustainability of services. 
The current on call system has a commitment, of 1:4 (prospective cover) rota for weekdays and evenings at 
Warrington, and 1:10 rota for weekends (combined rota with Arrowe Park Hospital & Countess of Chester 
Hospitals) for ENT emergencies. Long term plans are in place to propose a change to the on-call commitments to 
1:4 weekday and weekends to cover Warrington and Halton only, once fully established with 4 ENT Consultants. 
The post requires clear vision, initiative, flexibility, and the ability to lead and coordinate the team. As well as the 
elective and emergency work, the successful applicants will be expected to develop their subspecialty interest and 
complement the sub-specialty interests of the existing consultants whilst meeting the needs of the local population.
The appointee will be responsible for:
• Providing advice on complex clinical problems based on interdisciplinary principles. He/she should provide 
second opinions for concerned patients at the request of consultant colleagues.
• Providing clinical care to patients referred to them.
• Working with colleagues to provide effective clinical leadership for all staff in the service.
• Contributing to and participating in the development of services 
Title: Consultant ENT Surgeon
Responsible to: Clinical Director Surgical specialities 
Accountable to: Medical Director 
Chair: Steve McGuirk CBE DL QFSM
Chief Executive: Simon Constable FRCP
• Take an active part in continuing medical education including providing clinical training for junior staff and 
undergraduate students.
• Participate actively in audit and will be encouraged to pursue research and education activities.
• Be encouraged to participate in Trust, Regional and National developments to facilitate modernisation of the 
speciality and enhance the profile and capability of the organisation for the benefit of patients and staff.
• Be encouraged to contribute to the management of the department with the objective of the continued 
improvement of the service.
• The successful applicant would be expected to take part in the MDT meetings on a weekly basis should 
his/her specialist interest deem this necessary.
Service Development 
Activities will include theatre sessions, outpatient clinics, and associated administration and SPA time. To maintain 
SPA, 2 personal audits per year will be expected. In addition to CPD, teaching, research appraisal & assessment of 
trainees outside of DCCs will be expected. 
The job plan will consistent of the following DCC activities: 
4 Outpatient Clinics
2 Theatre sessions 
 
Service Objectives for the New Post Holder 
The post holder will be expected to support the general ENT service and will be encouraged to develop their own subspecialty