NHS Medical & Dental: Speciality Registrar
Main area ENT Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Speciality Registrar Contract Fixed term: 12 months (On-call rota participation expected. Approx. 1 in 10 with prospective cover) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (On-call rota participation expected. Approx. 1 in 10 with prospective cover) Job ref 321-NOTS-MS-7720928
Site John Radcliffe Hospital Town Headington Salary £65,048 Salary period Yearly Closing 26/02/2026 23:59
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.
Post details
Title of post: Locum Trust ENT Registrar (LAS)
Duration: 01/07/2026 for 12 months
Grade:
Specialty: Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery
Full-time/Part-time: Full time – Specialty Registrar
Base hospitals: The John Radcliffe Hospital / Churchill Oxford / Stoke Mandeville Hospital / High Wycombe Hospital
Work pattern: Full Shift.
Accommodation: The post holder is not required to be resident and if hospital accommodation is required then charges will be made.
On call commitment: On-call rota participation expected. Approx. 1 in 10 with prospective cover.
The main ENT Department is located in the West Wing at The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. It provides emergency care and wide range of general and sub-specialty elective inpatient work for the Oxfordshire and surrounding regions. The on call rota and registrar training rotations are located across Oxford University Hospitals (John Radcliffe Hospital, the Churchill Hospital and The Horton Hospital) as well as Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS trust (Stoke Mandeville and High Wycombe Hospitals).
Main duties of the job
The department prides itself on being a regional tertiary referral centre for head and neck oncology, skull base surgery, paediatric ENT, specialist rhinology and otology including cochlear implants and bone anchored hearing aids. It is the hub of the Regional SpR Training Programme. It is an extremely supportive department with ample opportunity for learning and development.
You will be expected to attend ward rounds, undertake ward work and participate in holding the registrar on-call bleep as part of on call duties. You will have the opportunity to run clinics independently with consultant supervision and attend theatres to improve clinical and surgical skills. There are also regular teaching sessions run by the consultants and you will be expected to attend and contribute to monthly academic sessions, MDT and clinical governance. The specialist registrars are heavily involved in the management of the junior clinical staff and aim to support on-call duties and clinician development very closely.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles.
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If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Description of role / duties
Your role will involve the following service provision:
* Inpatient care: Providing medical management for all ENT patients at the John Radcliffe/Churchill hospital
* Emergency ENT service: Including registrar on-call bleep, providing support to on Call SHOs and managing referrals internally (from A&E and other wards) and externally (from primary care and referring hospitals), assessing and managing patients on the GP Referral Unit (acute ENT referrals)
* Outpatient care: Regular ENT clinic based on the sub‑specialty firm you are working for. Supporting Foundation doctors, GP trainees and clinical fellows in running emergency clinics.
* Theatre: Approximately 2 whole days of theatres per week for improving surgical skills under consultant supervision
In addition, there will be opportunities to be involved in the following for educational and training purposes:
* ENT operating lists
* Departmental teaching sessions
* Clinical Governance meetings
* Audit, Research and Quality Improvement
* Medical Student teaching (affiliation with Oxford University)
There is plenty of support to participate in projects within the department.
Previous incumbents have been successful in signing off their Alternative Certificate of Foundation Competence and joining a training programme.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC registration
* MRCS
Experience
* General training in Otolaryngology/Head & Neck surgery
* Minimum 1 year NHS experience
* 2 years specialization in ENT (ST3 or above)
* Commensurate with level of experience; knowledge of limits
* Interest in research & audit with publications
Skills and Knowledge
* Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to effectively undertake the role of ENT registrar in a busy teaching hospital.
* Good personal and interpersonal skills
* Good spoken and written English. Communication skills should be highly developed.
* Some experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
* Experience of routine clinical audit
* Management training and experience
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.
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