Consultant

Consultant in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

Ipswich

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Posted

7 weeks ago

About the role

An opportunity has arisen to join our team at Ipswich Hospital in ENT.

We are inviting applications for a full time consultant with a special interest in either Head & Neck surgery / Rhinology/ Otology/ Paediatrics.

The department fosters sub-specialist interest underpinned by some cross site working. The new post holder will be based at Ipswich Hospital and all elective sessions will be at Ipswich Hospital (base hospital) - a shared cross cover on call service provision is in place with Colchester Hospital (21 miles, 40 minutes apart by car) with emergency care alternating between sites on a weekly basis.

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The post holder will:

Work with colleagues to provide a consultant led service with the highest standard of care.

Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines.

Develop and maintain good working practices with wards, outpatients and the ED department.

Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary care.

Consultant in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Offer educational, clinical support and leadership and junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary.

Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to measure clinical performance and enable meaningful benchmarks to be established and evaluated within your area of responsibility.

Ensure there is a robust process for reviewing the quality of services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure and ensure the highest standards are maintained.

Provide a role model of professional leadership, which underpins the corporate values and behaviours agreed by the organisation, ensuring these are understood and demonstrated by the medical workforce within your area and take remedial action where poor behaviour are demonstrated.

Ensure that junior doctors training conforms to College requirements.

Participate in the appraisal of medical staff within the department in line with the trust’s agreed policy.

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Provide cover as an ENT surgeon with a special interest in line with the needs of the department.

To play an active part in education programmes for junior medical staff, including formal teaching sessions and clinical audits relevant to the needs of the unit.

To teach and train staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate.

Issuing of advice to GPs on suitability of patients for referral to hospital

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At ESNEFT we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities. Flexible working options will be considered for all roles in line with service needs.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause delays for our staff and patients.

We have invested in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This will transform life at ESNEFT for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Person specification

Essential

Entry on Specialist Register (or entry expected within 6 months)
Adequate specialist training in ENT surgery
Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
At least 5 years at HST level (or equivalent)
FRCS ORL-HNS or equivalent higher qualification
Ability to lead and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities and waiting times / lists
Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors
Ability to organise and prioritise work effectively and be involved in the organisation of the department.
Must be able to travel to meet requirements of the post

Desirable

Fellowship
Evidence of work submitted for Peer review
Evidence of having undertaken audit work that has brought about change
Evidence of having undertaken original research
Management training and experience
Live within a 10-mile radius of the relevant hospital site or within 30 minutes’ drive.