Locum Consultant ENT Surgeon

Job summary

University College London Hospitals is seeking to appoint a locum 7 PA Consultant ENT surgeon who has a commitment to high quality patient care, innovative service models, delivery of performance targets, and excellence in education/training. This is a 12 month fixed term contract.

Informal enquiries about the post are welcome. Please contact Mr Joseph Manjaly ([email protected]) Clinical Lead for ENT; or Nadeem Bashir ([email protected]) General Manager, Surgical services at RNEDHEDH

NB: 1:14 On call commitment

The post is intended to be clinic heavy to support reducing our time to first waits, it will include work off site and require flexible working. The post holder is required to be in specialist register. This post offers no fixed theatre session, however there will be opportunities to cover theatre sessions available due to leave, hence the need for flexibility.

This provisional job plan is subject to agreement and change.

Main duties of the job

The consultant's job plan is expected to comprise 7 Programmed Activities per week on average, to be carried out at the RNENT, as well as our satellite clinics at Edgware and Whittington. The new post-holder will be expected to discuss and agree a detailed job plan including personal and professional objectives with the Clinical Director within three months of his / her start date; and the Consultant may be required to undertake a prospective diary exercise to inform this process.

Of the 7 PA's, 6 will be Direct Clinical Care, including an on-call commitment of 1 in 14; and then 1 SPA. The DCC job plan follows a team based approach. The part of the job plan related to wider departmental activities, supporting professional activities and personal objectives is more individually tailored.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:o University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)o National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgeryo Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitalso University College Hospital Grafton Way Buildingo Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicineo University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centreo The Hospital for Tropical Diseaseso University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

• FRCS(ORL) and CCT or equivalent
• Eligible for full GMC registration
• On GMC Specialist Register in Otolaryngology by date of appointment NB: Non UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register and Specialist Register in relevant specialty by date of appointment.

Desirable

• Formal experience in postgraduate teaching
• Higher Degree e.g PhD, MD

Experience

Essential

• Experience of management of complex ENT cases (adults and paeds).
• Ability to operate independently adults and paediatric patient

Desirable

• Post CCT Fellowship

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Clinical Skill: Evidence of broad experience in the field of ENT
• Clinical Governance Management and IT: Knowledge of audit methodology and experience of formal participation in audit
• Clinical Governance Management and IT: Knowledge of research methodology and experience of formal participation in research
• Clinical Governance Management and IT: Computer Literacy; Excellent written & oral communication skills
• Teaching and Research: Research experience and publications
• Teaching and Research: Commitment to teaching and training in ENT
• Teaching and Research: Commitment to training and staff development

Desirable

• Clinical Skill: Subspeciality experience in tertiary centre in otology / rhinology
• Clinical Governance Management and IT: Departmental management experience
• Clinical Governance Management and IT: Experience in quality improvement project.
• Clinical Governance Management and IT: Ongoing interests

Communication

Essential

• Excellent communication skills particularly in dealing with other medical teams, administrative and operational team and patients

Desirable

• Leadership skills
• Ability to work flexibly to support departmental demands.

Personal and People Development

Essential

• Commitment to working flexibly to best serve the interests of the service
• Ability to work harmoniously as part of a team and value the contribution of all team members
• Excellent communication skills particularly in dealing with other medical teams and patients
• Commitment to the provision of a high-quality service
• Ability to work under pressure Self motivated and flexible

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

• Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties