Locum Consultant ENT Surgeon

Job summary

Locum ENT Consultant Surgeon

Division: Surgery and Anaesthetics

Care Group: Surgical Services

Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Pro rata / per annum

Interview Date: TBC

Contract Duration: 12 Months FT

We are recruiting for a Locum ENT Consultant Surgeon who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

This role is to provide consultant services to maintain the capacity of the department during a period of expansion. The post holder will be expected to undertake the management of General ENT patients at MMH.

This post will be based at Medway Maritime Hospital and Darent Valley Hospital.

The appointee will participate fully in the clinical activities of the Department, providing general emergency ENT cover 1:8 during the week, each 'day' being 14 hours from 6.00pm-8.00am, and 1:8 weekends, each 'day' being 24 hours from 8.00am-8.00am on Saturday and Sunday. When on-call he/she will provide full support and advice to the resident and middle grade staff, and supervise/undertake whatever emergency surgery is required. He/she will undertake on-call ward rounds on both days at weekends in the course of delivering this on-call support, and be available to advise and support other specialties within the hospital as necessary.

About us

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

The NHS is striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities; speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under-represented groups to support the Trust's commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply with the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Date posted: 07 April 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year Per Annum/Pro Rata

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 275-0425LCENT

Job responsibilities

Key areas/objectives for the postholder will include:

1. Assessment, care and treatment of patients presenting to the Department.
2. Further develop and enhance General ENT services.
3. Play a role in meeting the 14 day and 62 day cancer waiting time targets and the 18 week Referral To Treat.
4. Share in the provision and leadership of a high-quality Otolaryngology service.
5. Provide teaching and training for trainees within the unit and non-medical personnel, and participate in General Practitioner training.
6. Active involvement in research.
7. Participation in relevant audit and quality assurance processes.
8. Abiding by the clinical and corporation governance policies of the Trust.
9. Adherence to GIRFT Principles.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise.
• FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent.

Desirable

• Higher Degree i.e. MD/PhD or equivalent to support research interest.

Knowledge Essential

• Understanding of Clinical Governance principles, demonstrating awareness of good decision making; awareness of own limitations with a track record of engaging in clinical governance and learning from errors.

Experience Essential

• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in managing complex cases.
• Experience of supervising doctors in training and other colleagues along with the ability to teach clinical skills.

Desirable

• Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management and evidence-based practice.
• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer name: Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Medway Maritime Hospital, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5NY

Employer's website: https://www.medway.nhs.uk/