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Job summary

Main area
ENT
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
223-MC2210
Employer
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Princess Royal Hospital
Town
Telford
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/06/2025 23:59

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The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust logo

Consultant in ENT with Specialist Interest in Head and Neck Surgery

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

The postholder will be joining the existing 8 Consultants providing ENT services to the County of Shropshire and a substantial part of the adjacent Welsh County of Powys with a combined catchment population of approximately 560,000 and rising. 

The post holder would be expected to provide diagnostic and benign head and neck surgical support as a minimum, in addition to surgical treatment solutions for H+N cancer where appropriate. It is also desirable that the postholder, once established, embraces departmental roles such as educational supervision, governance lead etc 

Contribution to oncall is core to this role

Main duties of the job

Clinical
•    To work alongside 2 other head and neck consultant surgeons in ENT and deliver a comprehensive head and neck service to the local population.
•    To contribute to the weekly specialist MDT meeting (including thyroid) and head and neck oncology clinic, in conjunction with the wider MDT team.
•    To provide routine and 2ww outpatient clinics at both sites.
•    Participate in a general on call ENT service (1 in 9) – cover to both hospitals.
•    Engage in teaching and training of junior staff.
•    To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
•    To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
•    To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
•    To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

Working for our organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.
Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.
For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as:
•    8 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work.
•    2 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching and research.
The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertaken or if the service demands a review of the team job plan.
Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with other consultant colleagues.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
  • FRCS (ORL HNS) or equivalent

Entry Criteria

Essential criteria
  • Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
  • Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: - Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) - Certificate of Completion of Portfolio pathway (formally known as CESR)
  • Broad experience in the management of ENT elective surgery and emergency care
  • Extended experience/training in ENT Surgery
  • Experience with speciality interest in Head and Neck Surgery
Desirable criteria
  • Post CCT fellowship in Head and Neck surgery

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Suzanne Jervis
Job title
Clinical Director for Head and Neck
Email address
[email protected]
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