Overview
Applications are invited for one post of substantive Consultant in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. This is a replacement post. Applicants should be well trained in general ENT surgery and should have a developed interest in Otology. You will help to lead an excellent multi-disciplinary team in a department that has a tradition of promoting innovation and development.
Secondment: if you are interested in undertaking a role on a secondment basis, please ensure that you have discussed this with your current line manager prior to submitting your application. Please note if you are already an employee of ESNEFT fixed term roles will only be offered on a secondment basis. When providing reference details please provide email addresses so references can be sought promptly to cover the last 3 years of employment.
Responsibilities
* Work with colleagues to provide a Consultant led service with the highest standard of care.
* Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines.
* Develop and maintain good working practices with wards, outpatients and the ED department.
* Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary care.
* Offer educational, clinical support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to measure clinical performance and enable meaningful benchmarks to be established and evaluated within your area of responsibility.
* Ensure there is a robust process for reviewing the quality of services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure and ensure the highest standards are maintained.
* Provide a role model of professional leadership, underpinning the corporate values and behaviours agreed by the organisation, and ensure these are understood and demonstrated by the medical workforce within your area; take remedial action where poor behaviour is demonstrated.
* Ensure that junior doctors’ training conforms to College requirements.
* Participate in the appraisal of medical staff within the department in line with the trust's agreed policy.
* Provide cover as an ENT surgeon with a special interest in Otology; contribute to education programmes for junior medical staff, including formal teaching sessions and clinical audits relevant to the needs of the unit; teach and train staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate.
* Issuing of advice to GPs on suitability of patients for referral to hospital.
Qualifications and Requirements
* Hold FRCS ORL-HNS or equivalent. Full GMC registration is essential. Applicants must be on the GMC specialist register, or within six months of obtaining CCT by the interview date.
* Applicants via the Portfolio Pathway route must be on the specialist register at the time of application.
* Unofficial note: successful candidates may be charged for their DBS check; read the attached DBS information document.
About the Trust and Benefits
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, flexible working options and a generous pension scheme. We offer 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do and forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities.
As part of our digital transformation, the Trust is investing in an electronic patient record (EPR) system with Epic to improve patient care and staff experience. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff across multiple sites and services.
In submitting an application, you authorise ESNEFT to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Important notices
Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended. If you require a Skilled Worker Certificate of Sponsorship, we may not be able to process your application to the final stage due to Home Office eligibility; Band 2 roles are not eligible for sponsorship.
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