Job summary
- Main area
- Otolaryngology
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 188-MA60325
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/04/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 07/05/2025
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Neuro-otologist Surgeon
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
Your primary focus will be the outpatient and surgical management of complex Otology and lateral skull base conditions. You will be a member of the ENT team and of the Skull base team (with colleagues in allied specialties of Neurosurgery, Oncology, OMF surgery, plastics etc). The post is based at principally at Southampton General hospital with some Outpatient clinical activity in the Royal South Hants Hospital.
Responsibilities include the management of in-patients, outpatient clinics, attendance at Multidisciplinary Team (MDTs) meetings, administration, teaching, educational and clinical supervision, service development, participation in the ENT on-call rota, which is shared with, and covers, Winchester Hospital and Salisbury Hospital.
You will be working with internal and external clinicians to grow and develop the model of care across the region to ensure the service is responsive to the needs of the local and regional population.
Applicants should be strongly motivated to work in a teaching hospital and should be prepared to take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research and clinical management. We also offer excellent personal development and research opportunities.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants should have a CCT. The candidate should be able to demonstrate that they have received training in Otology and lateral skull base surgery such as having undertaken a period of Fellowship training.
This is a 1 year fixed term locum consultant post and that the trust is strongly committed to appointing a substantive post in the future.
Applicants will be expected to demonstrate their competence to communicate in spoken and written English.
Where equivalent qualifications or experience are being offered, it is essential that candidates should provide confirmation of this from the relevant College or Faculty in the United Kingdom and attach the confirmation to your application.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Individuals wishing to apply must be registered with the General Medical Council (GMC).
The successful candidate will be employed under the terms and conditions of service for Consultants (England) 2003.
Interviews will be held on 7th May 2025
Job Reference: 188-MA60325
This vacancy closes on or before: 21st April 2025
Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.
Person specification
Qualifications, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- GMC registration with a licence to practise
- Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or equivalent
- Higher Qualification in specialty i.e., FRCS
- Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Experience of multidisciplinary working in MDTs and surgical teams
Desirable criteria
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Otolaryngology
- Postgraduate degree
- Wide experience in ENT
- Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Post CCT Fellowship
Aptitudes and skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence and ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
- Undertake clinical and teaching sessions to core trainees
- Publications in per-reviewed journals
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems in Otology and Lateral skull base Surgery
- ommitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Sebastien Thomas
- Job title
- Consultant ENT surgeon
- Email address
- [email protected]
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