Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Locum Consultant in ENT
The closing date is 09 November 2025
This is a 12 month locum post to support ENT services within Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with a subspecialty interest in Benign Head and Neck tumours and diagnostic Head and Neck Cancers.
You will work within the ENT Department and be accountable to the Service Lead for ENT, and the Medical Director of the Trust.
Contracted to work clinically within ENT as a Locum Consultant for WWL NHS FT, this will include a comprehensive service for management of patients referred to the ENT service including performance of ward rounds, clinics, theatres, supervision of juniors, teaching and CPD. The service also requires participation in clinical audit, service improvement and research, as required in the service to keep up with the demands of the local health economy.
Main duties of the job
* Providing specialist advice to patients regarding their illness
* Providing clinical care to patients referred to them
* Working with colleagues to provide effective clinical leadership for all staff in the service
* Contributing to and participating in the development of services
* Undertake "consultant of the day" duties
About us
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values 'the WWL Way'.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Job responsibilities
The appointee will be required to provide general ENT surgical elective services and emergency surgery at all sites within the Trust. You will join a team of ENT Surgeons who undertake a day a week as the Consultant ENT Surgeon of the Day. The weekends are shared 1 in 4. It requires clear vision, initiative, flexibility and the ability to lead and co‑coordinate the team. As well as the elective and emergency work, the successful applicants will be expected to develop a subspecialty interest with otology being identified as complementing the sub‑specialty interests of the existing consultants and meeting the needs of the local health economy. It is recognized that there is a natural overlap with other colleagues and flexibility is built in the appointment process and job planning to acknowledge this.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MB. CHB or equivalent
* FRCS or equivalent
* Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training or equivalent (or within 6 months of CCT by interview)
* Full registration with GMC and on Specialist Register
* Research experience
Experience
* Experience and training in routine elective ENT surgery
* Able to deal with common emergencies in ENT surgery as part of on call
* Skills in subspecialty of Benign Head and Neck procedures such as Thyroid and Salivary gland surgery and diagnostic H&N Cancer work
* Attendance at training courses such as those by the Royal College of Surgeons
* Member of ENT UK or other appropriate professional body
* Member of ENT UK or other appropriate professional body
* Post Graduate Diploma in ENT (DOHNS-ORL)
Skills
* Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
* Caring attitude to patients
* Good interpersonal skills
* Enquiring, critical approach to work
* Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, General Practitioners, Nurses and other agencies
* Commitment to continuing medical
* Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
* Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist services
* Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
* Ability to manage and lead if required
* Embraces responsibility for identifying sound and effective solutions to a variety of different problems
* Seizes opportunities to learn about and implement new technology to enhance personal and team performance
* Demonstrates clear commitment to the team approach; exchanging ideas and providing support to colleagues
* Seeks to develop an understanding of different groups and individuals and ensures equitable and appropriate treatment for all.
* Conveys written information clearly and accurately to a wide range of recipients
* Speaks confidently, conveying clear messages to a wide range of listeners
Additional
* Strong evidence of participation in audit. Commitment to future audit and research projects
* Recent publications on ENT surgical topics
* Peer reviewed publicationsEvidence of commitment to teaching and training
* Evidence of teaching initiatives and training in teaching methods
* Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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