Rhinology Fellow

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post is suitable for post certificate of completion of training (CCT) candidates or equivalent, Senior Specialty Registrars or equivalent grades seeking to sub-specialise in Rhinology. The post is approved by the SAC for training for Specialist Registrars, but does not attract a national number. The post holder will work as part of a team of 7 middle grade doctors and will participate in the second on call rota. The post holder will work mainly with Professor Hisham Khalil, Mr Marios Stavrakas (Consultant Rhinologists and Anterior Skull Base Surgeons) and Mr Samiul Muquit (Consultant Neurosurgeon and Anterior Skull Base Surgeon). Candidates should have at least 4 years of ENT training at registrar level or equivalent.

The post offers the successful candidate experience in advanced endoscopic sinonasal surgery techniques, endoscopic anterior skull base surgery and advanced septorhinoplasty techniques. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to train with a state of the art image guidance system. The post holder will be expected to participate in ongoing Rhinology research projects in the department and where appropriate in the Peninsula Medical School. The provisional timetable of the post holder is highlighted in the job description. However, this is liable to change in the future.

The Peninsula Medical School, University of Plymouth has been praised by the GMC for its innovative approach to undergraduate medical education. The curriculum is based around enquiry-based learning and has been highly ranked by our graduates in how they felt prepared for Foundation practice. The successful candidate will contribute to the teaching workload of the department and will be eligible for an honorary contract with the University of Plymouth. Your role will include important opportunities to be involved in the education of Medical Physician Associates and Diagnostic Radiography students, in both the hospital environment and the Peninsula Medical School, and help train the healthcare professionals of the future.

The post is a fixed term contract, for a period of twelve months, subject to a satisfactory assessment at 6 months from the start of the post. The Terms and Conditions of Employment (including those related to leave and sick pay) are in accordance with the nationally agreed Terms and Conditions of Service of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff (England and Wales) and General Whitley Council Conditions of Service currently in force and as amended from time to time. The post can be terminated by the Trust or the post holder giving three months notice.

Appointments are superannuable unless you opt out of the scheme or are ineligible to join, and your remuneration will be subject to declaration of superannuable contributions in accordance with the National Health Services Superannuation Scheme.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

• Professor Hisham Khalil 01752 439390 or e-mail hisham.khalil@nhs.net
• Mr Marios Stavrakas 01752 439390 or e-mail stavrakas1@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Successful Completion of MRCS
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Eligibility

Essential

• 4 years ENT Experience
• Evidence of GMC standards and Good Medical Practice
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Language Skills

Essential

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address

Derriford Hospital

Plymouth

PL6 8DH

Employer's website

https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)