Employer University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Poole Hospital Town Poole Salary £59,175 - £95,400 PRO RATA Salary period Yearly Closing 12/06/2025 23:59
Speciality Doctor ENT
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
The ENT department sits under the Surgical Care group. The service provides Elective and emergency services at Poole hospital with Outpatient activity across both Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals.
The ENT team consists of 7 consultant surgeons, 4 middle grades and 3 registrars and this new post would be an addition to the current team.
The unit is a training unit attracting positive feedback from NTN registrars in the Wessex deanery as well as national and international fellows. We provide a broad range of sub specialities in the department including Head and Neck oncology, rhinology, otology, laryngology and paediatrics.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will become part of the middle grade on call with onsite junior doctor cover. They will form part of a collaborative team of surgeons who will offer support on both a clinical and pastoral basis.
The post-holder will be responsible mainly for running outpatient clinics at Poole Hospital. Operating sessions, depending on ability, can be agreed with the Clinical Lead. Day to day running of the ward beds and providing guidance to the junior doctors in their duties as and when necessary is a requirement.
The successful candidate may be required to work across sites now and in the future as part of reconfiguration of the trust sites.
We are seeking self-motivated enthusiastic individuals who can work well together with our current ENT surgeons and more generally allied surgical and medical colleagues to continue to move the department forward.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The ENT team consists of 7 consultant surgeons, 4 middle grades and 3 registrars and this new post would be an addition to the current team.
This role will take an active part in the second on call rota, see and treat patients through our outpatient setting and carry out routine elective procedures both in theatres and an outpatient environment.
Person specification
Qualifications
* MRCS
Experience
* • Ability to take part in ENT general on-call rota
* • Theatre experience in routine ENT surgery
Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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