Job summary
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust has a cohesive and supportive ENT Department that manages the full range of ENT conditions in one of the most beautiful parts of the country.
The department currently comprises five substantive consultants based at Torbay, as well as an additional consultant who has been recently jointly appointed with Exeter and who is due to start later this year but will be based and cover on call at Torbay.
This is for 10PAs, but there is the potential for less than full time working to be accommodated. We are hoping to appoint enthusiastic colleagues who would complement our current collegiate atmosphere and ideally bring the following expertise to the department:
Main duties of the job
1. To provide high quality consultant delivered care for General ENT across elective and emergency patients. The ability to deliver & further develop a subspecialist practice.
2. The job would be 10PA (with the potential for LTFT), divided as follows:
PA SPA (the Trust supports justified SPA throughout your career)
PA DCC
PA Clinic
-2 PA Theatre
PA On Call
-1 PA DCC Admin
3. To deliver clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the hospital.
4. To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervise and train the juniors and specialty doctors.
5. To be proactive the in the department's clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust.
6. To liaise with clinicians and managers within and outside the department to address any issues arising that may affect the services.
About us
Why Work With Us
As a national leader in day surgery, with a well established, internationally recognised, purpose built Day Surgery Unit, it is fitting that the Trust is currently in the process of building the two new theatres. With most of the elective operating in ENT at Torbay being daycase this will significantly expand our capacity.
The success of the Trust, the collegiate and supportive working environment and our location (with unparalleled access to some of the finest beaches and Dartmoor on the doorstep whilst retaining robust, fast major road and train access) has ensured colleagues across the specialties are of the highest quality with many national leaders and innovators.
The Trust has led nationally in the concept of taking an integrated approach to delivering healthcare and was supported to become the country's first Integrated Care Organisation, successfully bringing together acute and community health alongside social care.
To see a video we have made about life as an ENT surgeon in Devon please click on the link below:
We are the NHS in Devon: medical recruitment ENT - James (
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication and working relationships
7. Patients/Relatives/Carers Nursing staff Management Consultant colleagues in ENT Junior Medical staff Audiology department Other Medical and service departments within the Trust Liaison with other Trusts where necessary
8. Planning and organisation To prioritise workload efficiently and safely on a daily basis To be able to plan treatment care effectively
9. Analytical and judgement To be able to analyse results or data where necessary and make safe clinical judgements
10. Responsibility and accountability To provide high quality consultant delivered care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the hospital To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervise and train the juniors and specialty doctors. To be proactive in the departments clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust
11. Responsibility for patients and client care To be pro-active in ensuring all patients receive rapid assessment treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring our standard to deliver safe quality and performance are delivered and sustained
12. Policy and service responsibility To adhere to policies and guidelines of the Trust To participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes To participate in clinical governance and M&M
13. Responsibility for finance, equipment and other resources Work constructively with the Associate Medical Director, associate Director of Operations and Operational Manager on budgetary issues
14. Responsibility for supervision, leadership and management Engage in the process of supervision and educational management of the junior medical staff
15. Information technology and administrative duties To complete relevant medical records both paper and electronic as per policies and procedures Use IT systems PCIS, Galaxy, PAS, vitalpac etc
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
16. Full GMC Registration (with licence to practice).
17. CCT Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months of interview date.
18. Attainment of the Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Exam in ENT: FRCS-ORL(HNS) by interview
19. Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS or graduate of a UK Medical School.
Desirable
20. Other degrees, BSc, MSc, MD.
Clinical experience
Essential
21. Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on general and, if appropriate, subspecialist interest ENT problems.
22. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for urgent clinical care of all patients in General ENT/Head and Neck
23. Ability to prioritise clinical need.