Job summary
- Main area
- ENT
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 344-5531MEDSAC
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- William Harvey Hospital
- Town
- Ashford
- Salary
- £59,175 - £95,400 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/12/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in ENT
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Job overview
Do you want to be part of a dynamic team, which consists of 11 Consultant Surgeons, 2 Associate Specialists’, 4 SpRs and 3 Staff Grades and 6 junior doctors in ENT? As a University hospital, we have excellent training and education links.
We are extremely proud of the high quality care we provide our patients, and our team are constantly working towards excellence in patient safety and patient experience. We are keen to continually improve and develop our services to ensure that we are delivering the NSF and embracing the opportunities that Payment by Results and Patient Choice will offer us.
Main duties of the job
Provide support to GPST2, F1, F2, CT1, CT2. Provide support to A&E to maintain 4 hours rule.
• Elective work – day to day cover of all patients admitted under supervising Consultant.
• Provide support and training to junior staff. Attend outpatient clinics including, assist consultants with both day and elective surgeries. Co-ordinate, communicate and work as a team with other available Grades within the department.
• Ensure that records of patients in your care are accurate, up to date, legible and signed.
• Junior Medical Staff should endeavour to ensure that no more than two members in any one grade are absent at any one time. Approval of leave is at the discretion of the department and is dependent upon the continuity of patient care.
There is a designated session for Special Professional Admin, and another admin session to keep up to date patient pathways
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.
We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there’s never been a better time to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’. If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Person specification
Qulifications
Essential criteria
- GMC Registered
Skills and experience
Essential criteria
- 12 months ENT experience at 12 months ENT experience ‘at middle grade level’ (including 6 months in the NHS).
Clinical governance
Essential criteria
- Respect people and their dignity
- Consistently safe
- Vigilant about safety
- Takes responsibility
- Speak up on behalf of those who can’t
Personal/professional attributes
Essential criteria
- Effective listener
- Good Communication
- Good standard of Written and spoken English
- Effective Decision Maker
- Delivers the best outcomes
- Works well as part of a team
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Most roles require an on-call commitment and travel across sites. Candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to travel effectively between sites
- Upholds and models the Trust values
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Vikram Dhar
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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