Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the busiest paediatric ENT units in the country. The role of specialist doctor will be a new role to the department and the successful applicant will assist the department in providing elective services within RMCH and NMGH. This will include elements of both supervised and independent practice.

This 12-month post has been created to meet increasing clinical demand, specifically for the secondary level Paediatric ENT work arising from Central and North Manchester.

Although this post is not a recognised training post and does not have educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean, there will be access to the departmental education programme.

The specialist doctor will be encouraged and supported to develop an interest in research, governance, transformation or education within the trust.

The paediatric otolaryngology department is committed to providing teaching, during multidisciplinary meetings, and weekly teaching sessions. There is an active clinical audit and research programme, and appointees will be supported to undertake suitable projects.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to make a full contribution to the secondary care requirements of the organisation across both Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and North Manchester Children’s Hospital. The successful candidate is expected to be able to run secondary level paediatric ENT clinics and operating lists independently. Depending on the specialist doctor’s interests and experience, this can be expanded to supervised tertiary care practice where capacity allows. There is no out-of-hours on call commitment related to this post, but the specialist doctor can provide an additional tier of cover during peak times of demand for the service in hours (8.00-17.00).

The post carries 10 Programmed Activities which include 7 fixed clinical sessions (outpatient clinics and operating lists). The current job plan shows 1.5 SPA time for core CPD, appraisal, mandatory training, audit and clinical governance and teaching. Additional flexible sessions include patient administration, education and audit i.e. The job plan is subject to review with the appointee within 3 months of appointment considering the changing needs of the service and the appointee. A commitment is required to address outpatient and in-patient waiting times when required.

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organisation together.