Consultant in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery

Job overview Join our established Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) service at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust and become part of a supportive, forward-thinking department. Working alongside five other consultants and a multidisciplinary team of Specialty Doctors, Registrars, Nurse Practitioners and Audiologists, you will bring your expertise to a varied general ENT practice, including paediatric care. This full-time, 10-programmed activity (PA) consultant role combines outpatient clinics, operating lists and multidisciplinary team (MDT) attendance. Your clinical work will focus on general ENT clinics and theatre sessions, including paediatric care. You will also contribute to consultant on-call cover, supported by Specialty Doctors and Registrars. The role offers a breadth of clinical work within an established team, a job plan tailored to balance your individual needs with those of the service, and opportunities for regional collaboration, audit and research. Applicants must be on the General Medical Council Specialist Register or, for trainees on a UK training programme, within six months of admission to the Register, or be in the process of completing the CESR pathway. You must continue to hold a Licence to Practise. You will develop and use governance links beyond the Trust, including through the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT) Network, to support high-quality patient care and collaboration across organisations. Main duties of the job You will work with consultant and multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver the diagnosis, care and treatment of ENT conditions, supported by comprehensive facilities at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. Alongside your clinical practice, you will contribute to the ongoing development of the service and improvements in patient care. A collaborative and flexible approach is central to this role. You will manage patient care in partnership with consultant colleagues and other professional staff, making the best use of departmental resources. Your initial job plan will include 1.5 PAs for Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs), of which 0.5 PA will be flexible within the job plan. If you wish to establish or develop an ENT research portfolio, reasonable SPA time to support this development will be negotiated. Working for your organisation You will be part of a wider Head and Neck Directorate that brings together complementary specialties, placing your ENT practice within a broad clinical community. The Directorate sits within the Division of Surgery and Anaesthetics, which comprises five directorates and is led by a Divisional Director, supported by a Director of Operations and dedicated finance, personnel and information technology support. Each directorate is led by a Clinical Director, supported by an operational team and finance, personnel and informatics colleagues. The five directorates within the Division of Surgery and Anaesthetics are: Anaesthetics - Critical Care Anaesthetics - Operating Services General Surgery & Specialist Surgery Head and Neck Trauma and Orthopaedics The Head and Neck Directorate brings together Ophthalmology, Orthoptics, Optometry, Ear, Nose and Throat, Head and Neck Cancer, Oral Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery and Audiology. CHFT is a digital Trust, and confidence in navigating digital systems is an essential requirement of the role. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Your job plan will be tailored to balance your individual needs with those of the service, with a selection or all of the following activities: General ENT clinics Head and Neck clinics, including fast-track clinics Theatre sessions under general anaesthesia Clinical triage, advice and guidance Patient administration Supporting Professional Activities (1.5 PAs, of which 0.5 PA is flexible) MDT presentation Service development Audit and research opportunities Monthly clinical governanc The Trust recognises the importance of dedicated time for Supporting Professional Activities that underpin and maintain high-quality patient care. The Trust Board and Local Negotiating Committee have agreed a core allocation of 1.5 PAs for continuing professional development (CPD), appraisal, clinical supervision, audit, clinical governance, mandatory training and general service management. Objectives for this allocation will be agreed at your job plan review meeting. You will share emergency duties with consultant colleagues through the prospective on-call rota, which currently operates on a 1-in-6 basis. To support shortlisting, please include details of the procedures you have undertaken and the number of each in your application. If you are looking for a consultant role that combines varied ENT practice with a supportive, forward-thinking department, we would welcome your application.