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Job summary

Main area
ENT Medical Staff
Grade
YM72
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
259-MED7225965RLH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal London Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 P.A pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Consultant ENT Surgeon with interest in Lateral Skull Base Disease

YM72

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

Applications are invited an ENT Consultant with an interest in Otology and Skull Base Disease to join a team of consultants in the Ear, Nose and Throat department at the Royal London Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Consultants are responsible for the supervision of the work of their junior staff, who act on the delegated authority of the consultant. It is the consultants’ responsibility to ensure that junior staff receive appropriate induction to the department and its work on taking up post, that training objectives are set and monitored, and that regular feedback on performance is provided including engagement in the online ISCP assessments. The appointee may, from time to time, be asked to assume the role of educational supervisor for one or more trainees and be responsible for their appraisal.

Working for our organisation

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Higher degree – BSc MS MD PhD

Registration

Essential criteria
  • Registered on GMC specialist register or within 3 months of obtaining it at the time of interview
  • Full GMC registration with a license to practice

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential criteria
  • IT Skills and computer literacy
  • Ability to work independently as an ENT specialist
  • Ability to deal with all ENT emergencies
Desirable criteria
  • NHS experience in last 3 years

Specialty/Sub-Specialty

Essential criteria
  • Broad based general professional training in general medicine.
  • Specailist Traing programme in Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
  • Otology/Skull Base fellowship demonstrating subspecialist training in Otology & Skull Base surgery

Training and Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Experience of teaching and training udergraduates, prostgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable criteria
  • Training the Trainer Course or equivalent
  • Teaching and Assessment in Practice Course or equivalent
  • Experience of setting up and organising courses

Management and Audit

Essential criteria
  • Understanding the principles of clinical governance and its implications
  • Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
  • Understanding and experience of audit
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of service audit, design or change management
  • Relevant management management course
  • Experience of management roles

Research /Publications

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of research methodology
  • Publications in peer review journals
  • Presentations to learned societies
Desirable criteria
  • Training in research methology
  • Evidence of ongoing interest and achievement in research

Language

Essential criteria
  • Communication – Ability to communicate with clarity and intellegnetly in written and spoken English

Personal Skills

Essential criteria
  • Accountability – Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
  • Interpersonal Skills – Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, and ability to work co-operatively with others
  • Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
  • Staff Management – Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
  • Finance – Knowledge of finance and budgets
  • Patient Care – Commitment to deliver a high-quality service with patient welfare at forefront of practice

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr Jahangir Ahmed
Job title
Clinical Lead for ENT
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Further enquiries 

 Mr Mike Wareing, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Royal Londond Hospital. 

Email: [email protected]                      

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