Home, community, hospital

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.

Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.

We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12 month fixed term contract for a Consultant in ENT Head and Neck. The post holder will be expected to work at Kingston Hospital and St Georges Hospital. 

The department at Kingston Hospital provides one-stop diagnostic clinics in collaboration with Radiology, Cellular Pathology and Endocrinology. Over 100 thyroid and parathyroid operations are performed annually supported by the availability of intraoperative rapid parathyroid hormone testing and intraoperative nerve testing. The ENT clinic at Kingston Hospital is one of very few in the country equipped with the latest ultrasound machines, and the successful applicant will have the ability to learn and perform head and neck ultrasound as part of an enhanced clinical assessment or diagnostic intervention. Cone Beam CT scanning is also available onsite.

St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the largest healthcare units in the United Kingdom  accommodating around 1000 beds and treating around 80,000 inpatient and day cases, and over  300,000 outpatients annually. The Trust employs over 6500 staff incorporating 675 Medical & Dental Staff. It provides general acute services together with specialty services including neurosciences,  cardiothoracic, and specialist childrens services. A merger with Community Services Wandsworth  took place in October 2010 providing integrated services in many areas. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder would be expected to Provide advice and  treatment Help develop the service in accordance with Trust policy. Teach train and supervise postgraduates trainees as appropriate. Demonstrate professional excellence and efficient delivery of care in accordance with clinical case load associated with the post. 

The post holder will be required to participate in the on call rota on a 1:04 basis, shared with  colleagues. This is subject to review. The post holder will provide on call for ENT on the St Georges  Hospital ENT rota.  

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