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Job summary

Main area
Otolaryngology
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
262-A-25-6986899
Employer
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Cumberland Infirmary
Town
Carlisle
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/03/2025 23:59

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Consultant in ENT

Consultant

Job overview

Applications are welcomed for a consultant post in Otolaryngology in a trust with a wide case mix in a spectacular part of the UK. The successful applicant will join a team of dedicated ENT surgeons working in harmony to provide excellent patient care. Areas of special interests will be welcomed, particularly head & neck & otology.

On call duties will be 1 in 6 on call. There is the expectation of attendance at the monthly ENT meetings incorporating governance, morbidity and mortality and education.

 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join a team of 5 , mainly based at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle but with some sessions at the trust’s other units in Whitehaven, Workington or Penrith. On call duties will be at Cumberland Infirmary.

Working for our organisation

We are a highly motivated and cohesive team dedicated to providing an excellent service for our patients. We have a well-developed TNO service and have recently started transnasal laryngeal biopsies in OPD. The programme of support for each individual doctor will be flexible depending on his/her particular needs and experience.

We have a strong emphasis on training and have received a national awards in recognition of this. We have a strong commitment to support, mentorship and development of all of our staff and have regular multidisciplinary meetings.

Due to our location we have a number of services not normally found in hospitals of our size. We have an excellent unit that, despite being in a beautifully rural part of the UK, still regularly does major head & neck cases, including free flap surgery.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a Consultant you will be required to participate in Consultant Appraisal and Job Plan Reviews on an annual basis and the revalidation process in line with your professional registration.

Relocation assistance of up to £8,000 may be available for successful applicants moving to the region. The post currently attracts a discretionary recruitment premium of up to 30% (based on basic salary) per annum. This is pensionable, payable for up to 4 years and is reviewed by the Trust on an annual basis.

  • Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
  • If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full Registration with the General Medical Council
  • Entry on the GMC specialist register via relevant CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), relevant CESR or European Community Rights
  • Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons or equivalent
  • roof of competency in emergency and elective index cases
Desirable criteria
  • Advanced Training in specialist aspects of Otorhinolaryngology
  • Other relevant postgraduate qualification2

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • High level of clinical experience and competence in Otolaryngology
  • Completed Higher Specialist Training (CCT) in Otolaryngology or evidence of equivalent competency. A special interest to complement that of the existing post holders
  • A commitment to, and experience of teaching
  • Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable criteria
  • An interest in developing links with Primary Care
  • Experience of working in a District General hospital
  • Advanced fellowship (or equivalent) in subspeciality

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Experience of, and commitment to, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
  • Understanding of training pathway in Otolaryngology including use of ISCP
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
  • Teaching of non-medical health professionals.
  • Educational Qualification

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Paul Counter
Job title
ENT Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01228 814208
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