Job overview

Applications are welcomed for a consultant post in Otolaryngology in a trust with a wide case mix in a spectacular part of the UK. The successful applicant will join a team of dedicated ENT surgeons working in harmony to provide excellent patient care. Areas of special interests will be welcomed, particularly head & neck & otology.

On call duties will be 1 in 5 on call. There is the expectation of attendance at the monthly ENT meetings incorporating governance, morbidity and mortality and education.

This is a replacement post, as the result of the planned retirement of one of our senior surgeons.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join a team of 5 , mainly based at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle but with some sessions at the trust's other units in Whitehaven, Workington or Penrith. On call duties will be at Cumberland Infirmary.

We are a highly motivated and cohesive team dedicated to providing an excellent service for our patients. We have a well-developed TNO service and have recently started transnasal laryngeal biopsies in OPD. The programme of support for each individual doctor will be flexible depending on his/her particular needs and experience.

We have a strong emphasis on training and have received a national awards in recognition of this. We have a strong commitment to support, mentorship and development of all of our staff and have regular multidisciplinary meetings.

Due to our location we have a number of services not normally found in hospitals of our size. We have an excellent unit that, despite being in a beautifully rural part of the UK, still regularly does major head & neck cases, including free flap surgery.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.