Job summary
- Main area
- ENT
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs)
- Job ref
- 200-SNCT6752686- JT
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's Hospital
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant ENT Surgeon with special interest in Laryngology
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.
With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.
Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.
Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.
We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.
As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St John’s Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people’s own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.
Job overview
We are looking for a Consultant ENT Surgeon with special interest in Laryngology and Neurolaryngology.
The establishment of St George’s as a major trauma centre in April 2010 has also increased the need for emergency cover for paediatric trauma in cases where airway management is required. It is therefore envisaged that this post will work closely with the Paediatric consultant team as well as colleagues within the ENT Department.
A hub and spoke network for ENT operates within South West London centred on St. George’s Hospital covering a population of 1.7million. The aim is to provide a collaborative and integrated service for South West Thames and surrounding counties. All in-patient operating has been centralised on the St. George’s Hospital site. The other linked hospital units within the group include Croydon University Hospital NHS Trust, Kingston NHS Trust, and Epsom and St Helier Hospitals NHS Trust and Queen Mary’s Hospital. Outpatient clinics and day surgery continue on these sites
Main duties of the job
- Promotion of (and participation in) teaching within the department
- Flexible cover for the clinical commitments of the department
- To be active in research and to continue to maintain and update their professional knowledge
- To fulfil all the general conditions applying to employees of and St George’s Healthcare Trust (see below)
- On call duties will be 1:14 frequency
Working for our organisation
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest healthcare units in the United Kingdom accommodating around 1170 beds and treating around 89,000 inpatient and day cases, and over 448,000 outpatients annually. The Trust employs over 6,000 staff incorporating 1,100 Medical & Dental Staff. It provides general acute services together with specialty services including neurosciences, cardiothoracic, and specialist children’s services
The Trust is on three sites, St George’s Hospital, the base for acute general medicine and surgical services, Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton (QMR), and St John’s Therapy Centre, Battersea, where services for care of elderly patients previously at Bolingbroke Hospital are now based. The Trust serves a resident population of about 300,000 and serves two local Primary Care Trusts, Wandsworth and Merton which have a total population of approximately 600,000 between them.
As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist and community hospital based care and a full range of community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton, 11 health centres and clinics, schools and nurseries, patients' homes and Wandsworth Prison.
The Trust works closely in association with the Medical School and forms a joint cancer centre with the Royal Marsden.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for an enthusiastic clinician with special interest in Laryngology and Neurolaryngology to contribute to delivering the highest quality of patient care. The post holder will be expected to work closely with colleagues and management in developing the ability of the department to respond to operational pressures together with clinical governance and longer-term service strategies. This is a full-time post consisting of 10 programmed activities including on call commitments.
Please see attached for further information
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Appropriate Registration with the GMC
- Possession of CCT or date within 6 months of the interview date
- Fellowship of the Royal College or affiliated body
Desirable criteria
- Higher additional qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in Laryngology and General ENT
- Evidence of continuing medical education (existing consultants must demonstrate active participation in CPD)
Desirable criteria
- Other specific medical interests
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Commitment to organise education and training of junior doctors, therapy staff, nurses and medical students
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in teaching or completion of a ‘Teach the Trainers’ course
Management
Essential criteria
- Willingness to participate in management activities
- Motivated to ensure achievement of defined targets
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing budgets and staff
- Qualification in management
- Experience of change management
Research
Essential criteria
- Experience of research, particularly in collaboration with other clinicians
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to continue participation in research
Other skills
Essential criteria
- Potential to cope with stressful situations, undertake responsibility and be a team player
- Enthusiastic and approachable
- Excellent communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Leadership qualities
- Experience in developing effective and collaborative working relationships
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
- Eleni Ssali
- Job title
- General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8725 4510
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