Job summary
This post has been created to support and develop the ENT service at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in line with the needs of the department. This will be renewable contract up to 12 months in total. The opportunity to proceed to Substantive Consultant is available, with funding secured. The successful candidate will be working as a consultant in general ENT at Homerton Hospital, in a primarily elective setting, with subspecialty interest in Otology and Balance. Post-CCT Fellowship and or Consultant level experience is desirable.
Main duties of the job
The provisional timetable is equivalent to 10 programmed activities and is made up in the following schedule. The detail may be subject to change. The job plan will be reviewed at an annual job plan review within 6 to 12 months of appointment.
7.5 PAs - Homerton outpatients and theatres (adult +/- paeds mix dependent on Consultant)
1 PA - Clinical admin (DCC)
0.5 PA - Governance; audit, M&M meeting, MDM / network representation, training, research
1 PA - CPD
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated care trust which provides hospital and community health services for Hackney, the City and surrounding communities. The Trust provides a full range of adult, older people's and children's services across medical and surgical specialties.
The trust operates acute services from a single site: Homerton University Hospital, which opened in 1986. Based on an aggregation of ratings across all of the core services provided from the hospital, the hospital has been rated by Care Quality Commission as 'Outstanding'.
Job description
Job responsibilities
There are outpatient and surgical services at Homerton for both adult and paediatric ENT patients. The job plan would include clinics in all these aspects, subject to agreement. The clinic templates include dedicated time for Emergency Department (ED) referrals and further urgent ENT patients are seen on an ad-hoc basis.
See job description for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
There are outpatient and surgical services at Homerton for both adult and paediatric ENT patients. The job plan would include clinics in all these aspects, subject to agreement. The clinic templates include dedicated time for Emergency Department (ED) referrals and further urgent ENT patients are seen on an ad-hoc basis.
See job description for further details.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- FRCS (ORL-HNS) OR EQUIVALENT.
Desirable
- HIGHER DEGREE - BSc MS MD PhD or EQUIVALENT.
REGISTRATION
Essential
- REGISTERED ON GMC SPECIALIST REGISTER OR WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OBTAINING IT AT THE TIME OF THE INTERVIEW.
Desirable
- NHS FELLOWSHIP OR CONSULTANT EXPERIENCE.
SPECIALTY/SUB-SPECIALTY
Essential
- SUBSPECIALIST TRAINING IN OTOLOGY.
- BROAD BASED GENERAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN ADULT +/- PAEDIATRIC ENT.
Desirable
- POST-CCT OTOLOGY OR BALANCE FELLOWSHIP TRAINING POST.
TRAINING AND TEACHING
Essential
- EXPERIENCE OF TEACHING AND TRAINING UNDERGRADUATES, POSTGRADUATES AND JUNIOR / SENIOR MEDICAL STAFF.
Desirable
- TRAINING THE TRAINERS COURSE OR EQUIVALENT TEACHING QUALIFICATION.
MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT
Essential
- UNDERSTANDING THE PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL GOVERNANCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS.
- ABILITY TO WORK AS AN EFFECTIVE MEMBER OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM.
Desirable
- EVIDENCE OF SERVICE AUDIT, DESIGN OR CHANGE MANAGEMENT.
- AUDITS AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORK.
RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS
Essential
- KNOWLEDGE OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.
Desirable
- TRAINING IN RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.
- PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEW JOURNALS. PRESENTATIONS TO LEARNED SOCIETIES.
PERSONAL SKILLS
Desirable
- EXPERIENCE OF TELEPHONE CLINICS AND OR VIRTUAL CLINICS.
- EVIDENCE OF CCG OR PRIMARY CARE COLLABORATION.
- EVIDENCE OF ROTA DESIGN OR JOB PLANNING EXPERIENCE.
- EXPERIENCE OF CAPITAL BIDDING PROCESS, DEVELOPING BUSINESS CASES, FUNDING PATHWAYS.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- FRCS (ORL-HNS) OR EQUIVALENT.
Desirable
- HIGHER DEGREE - BSc MS MD PhD or EQUIVALENT.
REGISTRATION
Essential
- REGISTERED ON GMC SPECIALIST REGISTER OR WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OBTAINING IT AT THE TIME OF THE INTERVIEW.
Desirable
- NHS FELLOWSHIP OR CONSULTANT EXPERIENCE.
SPECIALTY/SUB-SPECIALTY
Essential
- SUBSPECIALIST TRAINING IN OTOLOGY.
- BROAD BASED GENERAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN ADULT +/- PAEDIATRIC ENT.
Desirable
- POST-CCT OTOLOGY OR BALANCE FELLOWSHIP TRAINING POST.
TRAINING AND TEACHING
Essential
- EXPERIENCE OF TEACHING AND TRAINING UNDERGRADUATES, POSTGRADUATES AND JUNIOR / SENIOR MEDICAL STAFF.
Desirable
- TRAINING THE TRAINERS COURSE OR EQUIVALENT TEACHING QUALIFICATION.
MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT
Essential
- UNDERSTANDING THE PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL GOVERNANCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS.
- ABILITY TO WORK AS AN EFFECTIVE MEMBER OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM.
Desirable
- EVIDENCE OF SERVICE AUDIT, DESIGN OR CHANGE MANAGEMENT.
- AUDITS AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORK.
RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS
Essential
- KNOWLEDGE OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.
Desirable
- TRAINING IN RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.
- PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEW JOURNALS. PRESENTATIONS TO LEARNED SOCIETIES.
PERSONAL SKILLS
Desirable
- EXPERIENCE OF TELEPHONE CLINICS AND OR VIRTUAL CLINICS.
- EVIDENCE OF CCG OR PRIMARY CARE COLLABORATION.
- EVIDENCE OF ROTA DESIGN OR JOB PLANNING EXPERIENCE.
- EXPERIENCE OF CAPITAL BIDDING PROCESS, DEVELOPING BUSINESS CASES, FUNDING PATHWAYS.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
