Job summary
- Main area
- Medical
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent: Part Time - Allocated 2.5PAs each (this includes 0.5 SPA)
- Hours
- 2.5 sessions per week (4 part time roles - allocated 2.5PAs each (this includes 0.5 SPA))
- Job ref
- 372-SURG-MD168-A
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Lindley, Huddersfield
- Salary
- £59,175 - £95,400 per annum pro rata (dependent on experience)
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
General Practitioner with Special Interest in ENT (Specialty Doctor)
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/
Job overview
Are you a GP with some ENT experience and a desire to take your skills further in a flexible, multi-disciplinary team? We’re looking for motivated GPs to join our ENT colleagues at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) as General Practitioners with a Special Interest (GPwSI) in ENT.
This opportunity allows you to continue working in primary care whilst helping shape a more integrated approach to ENT care across our region.
Main duties of the job
About the role
- Up to 2.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week (1 PA = 4 hours)
- Outpatient clinics (typically two per week)
- Referral triage and Advice & Guidance
- Primary care education, clinical supervision and liaison with LMCs
- Participation in ENT clinical governance and up to 0.5 SPA for development
Whether you're looking to broaden your clinical experience, develop a special interest alongside your GP work, or play a role in improving how ENT care is delivered for your patients — we’d love to hear from you. CHFT is nationally recognised for innovation in elective care delivery and offers a supportive, digitally advanced environment to grow your career.
Working for our organisation
What We Offer
- Part-time salaried role on the Specialty Doctor scale (from £5,917 to £23,850, depending on experience and time commitment)
- No on-call or emergency duties
- Supportive team and structured mentoring
- Flexible working alongside your existing primary care role
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust has comprehensive facilities for the diagnosis, care and treatment of ENT disease. The successful candidate will be expected to provide ENT services in conjunction with colleagues and will contribute to the development of ENT services as follows:
Clinical
- Assessment and treat patients referred with ENT conditions
- Triaging of referrals received by CHFT as well as providing Advice & Guidance
- Provision of a range of clinical interventions (e.g. micro-suction, flexible nasal endoscopy, audiology, etc.);
- The knowledge to signpost patients to other support services, including local and national patient support groups.
Education and Collaborative Responsibilities
- Support and train primary care colleagues in ENT management
- Provide remote support (e.g. telephone/email advice)
- Collaborate with other GPwSIs and local ENT teams
Service development
- Help shape integrated ENT pathways across primary and secondary care
- Develop management guidance for common ENT conditions
- Contribute to joint training sessions for GPs, nurses and wider MDT
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practice
- MRCGP or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- MRCS ENT or equivalent
- Other higher degree (PhD, Masters)
Experience and Achievements
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate clinical experience and competence in ENT specialty - minimum 6 months ENT experience in a rotational post or equivalent (although please note CHFT offers the opportunity to train successful candidates)
Desirable criteria
- Understanding current issues within ENT and the future direction of the specialty
- Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
- Attendance at a recognised management course
- Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
Teaching and Training
Desirable criteria
- Training in clinical and educational supervision
- Attendance at a teaching course
- Formal qualification in teaching/education
- Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Essential criteria
- Good communication and empathy skills with patients
- Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
- Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
- Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
- Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
- Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare
Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continual learning and development
- Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
- Digital Competence
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of innovation
General
Essential criteria
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
- An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
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 Dipan Mistry
- Job title
- ENT Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Find Out More
Informal conversations are welcome and encouraged. To find out more, please contact
- Mr Dipan Mistry, ENT Clinical Lead ([email protected])
- Ms Aletta Carbone, Clinical Director ([email protected])
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