Job summary
- Main area
- ENT Surgery
- Grade
- Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 188-MA30125
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £105,504 to £139,882 per annum
- Closing
- 09/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in ENT
Locum Consultant
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
The ENT department at Southampton is a large unit serving the local population but is also a regional centre for subspecialist ENT services.
The team has close links with respiratory medicine, allergy, ophthalmology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, OMF surgery to offer the full breadth of tertiary rhinology services.
UHS is looking to appoint an ENT surgeon with a specialist interest in rhinology on an initial locum basis with a view to a future substantive appointment. An advanced rhinology fellowship is essential and there is also the opportunity to support and further develop the existing anterior skull base service run jointly with neurosurgery. The successful applicant will join a team of 14 ENT surgeons . In addition, the ENT team participate in the ENT surgical on-call rota and provide 24/7 ENT cover for UHS, Salisbury and Royal Hampshire County Hospitals.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on-site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees can access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live, and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Your primary focus will be the outpatient and surgical management of ENT conditions, with a subspecialty interest in advanced rhinological surgery including support and development of the anterior skull base service. You will be a member of the ENT team at Southampton. The post is based at Southampton General hospital and in patients and main operating lists will be at Southampton. Clinical activity also takes place in a number of allied surrounding hospitals including the Royal South Hants Hospital.
Responsibilities include the management of in-patients, outpatient clinics, administration, teaching, educational and clinical supervision, service development, participation in the ENT on-call rota with is shared with, and covers, Winchester Hospital and Salisbury Hospital.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Applicants should be strongly motivated to work in a teaching hospital tertiary centre and should be prepared to take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, basic science research and clinical management. We also offer excellent personal development and research opportunities.
Applicants will be expected to demonstrate their competence to communicate in spoken and written English.
Where equivalent qualifications or experience are being offered, it is essential that candidates should provide confirmation of this from the relevant College or Faculty in the United Kingdom and attach the confirmation to your application.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Individuals wishing to apply must be fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and should be either already on or within 6 months of eligibility to be included on the specialist register of the GMC.
The successful candidate will be employed under the terms and conditions of service for Consultants (England) 2003.
Interviews will be held on: TBC
Job Reference: 188-MA30125 - This vacancy closes on or before: 26th January 2025
Person specification
Qualifications, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or equivalent (FRCS(ORL-HNS) or equivalent)
- Higher Qualification in specialty
- Advanced Rhinology Fellowship (anterior skull base surgery or facial plastics)
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Otolaryngology
- Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of sinonasal disorders
- Wide experience in ENT
- General ENT experience in Elective and Emergency outpatient and operative surgery
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Publications in per-reviewed journals
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate degree
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
- Substantive experience as a consultant surgeon
- Prior academic experience in the field of rhinological research and clinical trials
- Ability to support and further develop the existing UHS anterior skull base service
Aptitudes and skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence and ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
- Evidence and ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and colleagues (verbal and written communication skills in English)
- Demonstrate good organisational skills including ability to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines
- Demonstrate the ability to be calm, compassionate, and able to respond efficiently to various circumstances including working under pressure and a demanding environment, which may change rapidly
- Evidence of supervising in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research
- Evidence of ability to teach clinical skills
- Ability to organise and manage e.g. outpatient priorities/theatre lists
- Ability to manage and lead others
- Experience of audit management
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
- Evidence to Enthusiasm and motivation
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Working Together
- Always Improving
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Alpin
- Job title
- Medical Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02381796843
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