Job summary
- Main area
- ENT
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (Plus 0.5 additional PA)
- Job ref
- 409-6127847
- Employer
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whiston Hospital
- Town
- Prescot
- Salary
- £93,666 - £126,281 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in ENT with Specialist interest in Head and Neck
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Consultant in ENT with Specialist interest in Head & Neck
This post is based at St Helens & Whiston sites.
Our Trust is on an exciting journey to enhance ENT services for local patients. The ENT services are expanding and currently looking for enthusiastic, forward-thinking Consultant in ENT to join our friendly and dynamic team substantively.
We want to invest in applicants who are motivated and dedicated to providing high standards of patient care and see their own personal and professional development as a priority and who can work innovatively and flexibly to manage the growing challenges and opportunities for healthcare in the UK as we move forward.
If you have a passion to deliver quality care, this could be the role for you
You would become a highly valued member of our team, bringing your expertise and skills in ENT, particularly intermediate mouth, minor and major ear and major nose surgeries, to the team.
Interviews TBC
Main duties of the job
About the Role
We have 1 vacancy for ENT Consultant, which will be based at:
St Helens Hospital and Whiston Site
- 1 x ENT Head and Neck Consultant
Following induction, the post holder will be expected to participate in on-call provision, with a commitment of 1:4 on call rota for weekdays and evenings, and a 1:4 on-call rota for weekends covering at the St Helens & Whiston site.
As part of our commitment to delivering high quality, safe, sustainable ENT services for the communities we serve, our longer-term vision may also involve cross site working, with specific arrangements determined by future job plan reviews.
All applicants must hold full GMC registration and be on Specialist Register or within six months of obtaining their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview. CESR candidates must have written GMC confirmation of successful application. Applicants must also meet all eligibility criteria for the post.
If the applicant has specific competencies or interests in sub-specialty areas, this will be supported. In fact, joining the Trusts at this time means there is a greater opportunity to accommodate the growing and diverse interests of the whole team.
Working for our organisation
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside, and one of the few in the entire country, to achieve the title of OUTSTANDING, rated by the Care Quality Commission.
We provide a full range of acute adult services to our local population of circa 360,000 and provide tertiary services across a much wider area in the North West, North Wales and Isle of Man. We are a Major Trauma Unit and the Mersey Regional Burns Unit.
Our '5 Star Patient Care' strategy is at the heart of all that we do; supporting our vision to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time.
Our latest achievements include:
- Acute Trust of the Year – HSJ Awards November 2019
- Trust rates Outstanding by the CQC – Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers and Health Service Journal)
- Best acute Trust in the North West for quality of care (NHS Staff Survey 2021)
- Best place to work in the North West (NHS Staff Survey 2021)
In the NHS Staff Survey 2021 the Trust scored the highest marks in the North West for the following areas:
- Standard of care
- Best place to work
- Care of patients being the Trust’s priority
- Staff engagement
- Staff morale
- Compassionate and inclusive
- Providing a safe environment for staff
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full details are included in the attached job description and person specification
As part of our professional and compassionate team you will do everything you can to ensure the patient’s treatment is of the highest standard. You will be performing ENT surgical procedures on patients referred to the Hospital, working in accordance with hospital protocols and working practices.
You will participate in the outpatient clinics prior to surgery, and in all aspects of the operative care of the patients. It is anticipated that you will deliver 2 theatre sessions and 4 clinics per week; with potential to expand services across both Trusts.
Advert date: 11th April 2024
Closing date: 2nd May 2024
Shortlisting date: w/c 5th May 2024
AAC interview date: 5th August 2024
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Applicants must be eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of application
- Applicants must have entry on the GMC Specialist Register via one of the following: 1) Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (The proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) 2) Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) (CESR candidates must have written GMC confirmation upon successful application)
- MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
- FRCS (Head & Neck) or equivalent medical qualification
- Valid ATLS Provider Status or equivalent medical qualification
- Success in intercollegiate specialty examination or overseas equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate thesis or equivalent medical qualification
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of achievement of competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including: Good clinical care, maintaining good medical practice, good relationships and communication with patients, good working relationships with colleagues, good teaching and training, professional behaviour and probity and delivery of good acute clinical care.
- Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Demonstrates the necessary range, depth and breadth of competencies in ENT to provide both adult and paediatric work.
- Fellowship of similar advanced clinical experience in the appropriate area
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of appropriate teaching experience
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of relevant academic achievements e.g. degrees, awards
Research Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit / research within team structure within the last 3 years
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of relevant research e.g. presentation, publications in peer reviewed journals within the last 3 years
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
- Mr V Nandapalan
- Job title
- Clinical Director of ENT/Head & Neck
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01744 646621
- Additional information
Mr V Nandapalan -Clinical Director of ENT/Head & Neck- 01744 646621
or Yousuf Saleem, ENT Consultant Telephone 01744 646625
or Mr Craig Downes, Directorate Manager Telephone 0151 430 2639
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