ENT Consultant
The closing date is 24 June 2026.
We are delighted that you are considering joining our dynamic ENT team. Our department has grown significantly, offering a wide range of specialist services, including general ENT conditions, head and neck clinics, paediatric ENT, and skin cancer surgery and reconstruction. We maintain close collaboration with other local ENT departments for head and neck care.
Our team is composed of dedicated consultants working in a friendly, flexible, and cohesive environment. We are committed to professional development, teaching junior doctors, and supporting evolving specialist interests. We are now seeking a new consultant to complete a group of nine, supported by a Specialty Doctor, two Registrars, and a Dewax Nurse Specialist.
We offer a structured development and coaching programme for new consultants, providing excellent opportunities to develop individual professional portfolios in areas such as education, quality improvement, service development, and specialist clinical interests. Mentorship, collaborative working across the Surrey ENT network, and active involvement in expanding elective ENT services and theatre capacity across the Trust are encouraged.
Main duties of the job
Deliver clinical, educational, and managerial services of the highest professional standard at Consultant Level to the Department.
Work with existing consultants and the multi‑disciplinary team to provide a high‑quality, well‑led service for patients, including diagnosis, investigations, treatment and management in accordance with Trust policies and practices.
Deliver direct clinical care to patients through all parts of the Department, assisting clinical decision‑making and sharing equally in the workload.
Demonstrate values consistent with the Trust Values Based Behaviours and be willing to develop to an Exemplary level, acting as a role model for others, in relation to patients.
- Communicate effectively with patients and staff to ensure care, treatment and support are not compromised.
- Understand patients’ communication, physical and emotional needs; identify individual needs and preferences, recognise changing needs, and promote independence.
- Contribute to the consultant‑led triage service of all patient referrals.
- Have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, ensuring safe handover as appropriate.
- Engage with medical, nursing, management and all relevant co‑workers in the delivery of department objectives: to provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience and ensure the highest quality clinical care.
Job responsibilities
Clinical- Undertake outpatient clinics and operating lists.
- Work harmoniously with other team members including the audiology team, junior medical staff, training grades, speech therapists and nursing staff.
- Contribute to clinical multidisciplinary meetings where required.
- Participate in the 1 in 8 ENT Consultant on‑call rota covering Royal Surrey County Hospital, St Peter’s and Ashford Hospital.
Leadership or managerial- Instruct and support junior grades and nurses working within outpatient clinics and operating lists.
- Involvement with training the Specialty Doctor to help develop their role.
Information and reporting- Undertake research and audit projects to which the appointee will be expected to contribute as well as initiate their own projects.
- Attend and contribute to regular educational half days and ENT audit meetings with the Royal Surrey County Hospital staff, usually at Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford.
Service improvement- Support other staff members in reaching Trust targets by undertaking additional programmed activities.
- Support with RTT performance targets.
General responsibilities- Support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.
Qualifications
- Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (or CCT) by the time of taking up the post or be accredited for inclusion on the General Medical Council's Specialist Register.
- Fully registered with the General Medical Council.
- Leading a change or innovation in the workplace with a multi‑disciplinary team.
Attitude, Behaviour and Values
- Always puts patients first.
- Seeks out and takes opportunities for improving the service offered.
- Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives.
- Supports learning and development of self and others.
Experience
- Providing direct clinical care.
- Active participation in clinical audit.
- Experience in developing effective and collaborative working relationships.
Skills
- Highly skilled in the management and treatment of patients admitted to the specialty.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work constructively in a multidisciplinary team, be flexible and responsive to the needs of colleagues.
- Ability to manage competing demands in a busy acute environment and cope and manage own emotions under stress.
- Competent in the use of IT/computer systems.
- Evidence of ability to continuously improve patient and staff experience.
- Demonstrate the Trust Values Based Behaviours at Exemplary level.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
