Overview
This is a 12 month locum post to support ENT services within WWL NHS 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.
Responsibilities
* 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.
* Provide specialist advice to patients regarding their illness.
* Provide clinical care to patients referred to them.
* Work with colleagues to provide effective clinical leadership for all staff in the service.
* Contribute to and participate in the development of services.
* Undertake “consultant of the day” duties.
* Participate in clinical audit, service improvement and research as required to meet the needs of the local health economy.
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-ordinate the team. As well as the elective and emergency work, the successful applicant will be expected to develop a subspecialty interest with otology identified as complementing the sub-specialty interests of the existing consultants and meeting the needs of the local health economy. It is recognised that there is a natural overlap with other colleagues and flexibility is built in the appointment process and job planning to acknowledge this.
About WWL
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 is 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. We welcome applications from all sections of society.
The advert closes on Friday 17 Oct 2025
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