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Main area
ENT
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)
Contract
9 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (with participation in a full-shift rota)
Job ref
190-STH-24-339
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£61,825 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

LAS ST3+ in ENT

NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

We are currently looking to appoint to a  vacancy in the ENT team. The appointment is to commence in January 2025 until 30th September 2025. The post does not award a National Training Number.  As this post is not recognised as a ‘training post’, full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise is required, and if the appointee does not hold right of residence in the UK sponsorship will be required. The duties of these posts are equivalent to ST3 level.

Main duties of the job

The person appointed is required to be sufficiently flexible to undertake their main clinical duties at any of the sites within the Trust and/or to change their base hospital.

 

The ENT Consultants will delegate specific duties and responsibilities in accordance with experience/competence and the needs of the department. Changes in duties and responsibilities will be agreed with the Consultant to whom the post holder will be responsible, i.e. Mr Showkat Mirza  Clinical Director.

 

The Specialty Registrar will cover one night’s on-call per week, including prospective cover for one another, as well as providing prospective cover for the other registrars. 

Working for our organisation

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Sheffield, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield, including cancer, spinal cord injuries, renal and cardiothoracic services. In addition to community health services, the Trust comprises five of Yorkshire’s best known teaching hospitals.

  • The Royal Hallamshire Hospital
  • The Northern General Hospital
  • Charles Clifford Dental Hospital
  • Weston Park Cancer Hospital
  • Jessop Wing Maternity Hospital

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Sheffield has been named as the main centre for Head & Neck Cancer with a single MDT serving the North Trent area.  The Department has particular expertise in the management of head and neck malignancy and in advanced techniques of reconstruction and rehabilitation following surgery for these complex and demanding cases. This service attracts many tertiary referrals from the served catchment area. The work is carried out in close liaison with Neurosurgery, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Oncologists at Weston Park Hospital.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered with the GMC with a licence to practise by the date of application
  • MRCS or equivalent
  • At least 6 months general ENT training in a secondary care setting
Desirable criteria
  • Advanced Life Support Certificate from Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent by intended start date.

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • 2 years experience post foundation training programme (or equivalent where applicable) at core surgical level

Teaching and Training

Essential criteria
  • Experience of teaching medical students and resident doctors

Continuous Professional Development

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
Desirable criteria
  • Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values (see appendix)
  • The applicant must demonstrate skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking the English language that enables effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as set out in the GMC good medical practice (2013)

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr S Mirza
Job title
Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2712185

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Medical HR Department
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
8 Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2SB
Telephone
0114 2265917
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