Job summary
The ENT service provides a comprehensive range of emergency and elective services to the local community in addition to acting as a referral centre for more complex procedures and tertiary referrals. The service has excellent links with Audiology, Speech and Language Therapy and Oncology. Advanced facilities and expertise are available including head and neck surgery, including robotics, facial plastics and rhinology, voice clinics, paediatric ENT including complex airway and otology.
We are seeking an experienced ENT trust grade to work in our dept, alongside the existing complement of ENT Specialty trainees. This post would ideally suit someone who has completed or are nearing completion of Higher Specialist Training in ENT Surgery, and who wishes to enhance their skills and experience within a dynamic and supportive environment such as the Barts ENT department.
Main duties of the job
This is a new, fully funded substantive post, to support the oncall service both in working hours and 1:8 oncall out of hours. It also includes the opportunity to work directly with all the subspecialty teams in both clinic and theatre, and will provide excellent training across the range of ENT, paediatric ENT and head and neck conditions.
About us
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Registration
Essential
- On GMC registered
- Medical Practitioner
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- I.T. skills and computer literacy
Desirable
- NHS experience in last 3 years
Specialty/Sub-Specialty
Essential
- Broad based training in ENT and its subspecialties
- Broad based general professional training in general medicine
- Experience of teaching and training junior medical staff
Desirable
- Evidence of ongoing interest and achievement in research.
- NHS experience in last 3 years.
Training and Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training junior medical staff
Desirable
- Evidence of ongoing interest and achievement in research
Management and Audit
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team Understanding the principles of clinical governance and its implications
- Supporting the Management and HR coordinators in rota /leave and day to day running of dept.
Desirable
- Evidence of service audit, design or change management
Research/publications
Essential
- Knowledge of research methodology
Desirable
- Publications in peer review journals
Language
Essential
- Are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Personal skills
Essential
- Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English;
- Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions appropriate to a middle grade level
- Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
- Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets
- Patient Care: Commitment to deliver a high quality service with patient welfare at forefront of practice
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Barts Health NHS Trust
Address
Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel road
London
E1 1BB