Job summary
TITLE OF THE POST:
Rhinology Fellow
GRADE:
SPR (Equivalent to ST6 - ST8)
SPECIALITY:
Ear Nose and Throat
CONSULTANTS:
Miss Penny Lennox Mr Ian Bottrill Mr James Ramsden Mr Pablo Martinez-Deveza Mr Stuart Winter Mr Priy Silva (Lead clinician) Mr James Snelling Mrs Abi Lamyman Mr Sam Mackeith
Mrs Lisa Fraser
Mr Konstantinos Chaidas
Mr Ricky Pal
Miss Sonia Kumar
Mr Ciba Paul Mr Ali Qureishi
FULL - TIME / PART - TIME:
Full time
BASE HOSPITALS:
John Radcliffe Hospital
WORK PATTERN:
Mon - Fri
ACCOMODATION
The post holder is not required to be resident and if hospital accommodation is required then charges will be made.
Main duties of the job
The main ENT Department is located in the West Wing at The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. It provides emergency care and wide range of general and sub-specialty elective inpatient work for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire regions. Day surgery cases are treated in the West Wing, Churchill head and neck unit, The Horton, Stoke Mandeville Hospital and High Wycombe.
The department prides itself on being a regional tertiary referral Centre for head and neck oncology, skull base surgery and neurology, pediatrics ENT, specialist rhinology and otology including cochlear implants and bone anchored hearing aids. It is the hub of the Regional SpR Training Program. It is an extremely well supported department with ample opportunity for learning and development and successful applicants will join a well-respected and recognized department and team.
The work of the Department is supported by a full range of support services including audiology, speech & language therapy, an aural care team, pre-clerking nurses, head & neck cancer nursing team, dieticians, pediatrics tracheotomy nurse specialists etc.
About us
OUH Trust is a large world-class specialist teaching hospital providing secondary care for the whole of Oxfordshire as well as being a tertiary referral Centre. The services of the Trust are provided by four hospitals: The John Radcliffe Hospital, The Churchill Hospital, The Nuffield Orthopedic Centre and The Horton Hospital in Banbury.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is to back fill the regional rhinology fellow and will be for 12 months starting in July 2024. Your role will involve the following:
- Inpatient care
- Providing medical management for all ENT patients at the John Radcliffe hospital
- Emergency ENT service
- Including 1 in 8 on-call covering the ENT SHO bleep, managing referrals internally (from A&E and other wards) and externally (from primary care and referring hospitals)
- Assessing and managing patients on the GP Referral Unit (acute ENT referrals)
- Outpatient care
- Nasal fracture clinic
- General ENT clinics 2 per week
- Specialist rhinology clinic 1 per week (One stop Sinusitis / Transcranial Trauma/Combined Airway Clinic
- Theatres
- 2 all day lists per week in rhinology with the opportunity to attend joint cases at other times with ophthalmology/plastics/neurosurgery. These will be shared with the SpR and it is expected that the fellow will do some teaching.
In addition, there will be opportunities to be involved in the following for educational and training purposes:
- Departmental teaching sessions
- Clinical Governance meetings
- Audit, Research and Quality Improvement
There is plenty of support to participate in projects within the department.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is to back fill the regional rhinology fellow and will be for 12 months starting in July 2024. Your role will involve the following:
- Inpatient care
- Providing medical management for all ENT patients at the John Radcliffe hospital
- Emergency ENT service
- Including 1 in 8 on-call covering the ENT SHO bleep, managing referrals internally (from A&E and other wards) and externally (from primary care and referring hospitals)
- Assessing and managing patients on the GP Referral Unit (acute ENT referrals)
- Outpatient care
- Nasal fracture clinic
- General ENT clinics 2 per week
- Specialist rhinology clinic 1 per week (One stop Sinusitis / Transcranial Trauma/Combined Airway Clinic
- Theatres
- 2 all day lists per week in rhinology with the opportunity to attend joint cases at other times with ophthalmology/plastics/neurosurgery. These will be shared with the SpR and it is expected that the fellow will do some teaching.
In addition, there will be opportunities to be involved in the following for educational and training purposes:
- Departmental teaching sessions
- Clinical Governance meetings
- Audit, Research and Quality Improvement
There is plenty of support to participate in projects within the department.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCS ENT/DOHNS
Desirable
- FRCS ORL-HNS / European Board ORL Examination
- PHD, MD, MPhil, BSc
Experience
Essential
- Completed at least ST 6 or equivalent higher surgical training in Otolaryngology
Desirable
- Core Surgical Training experience in related specialties (e.g. Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery)
Leadership skills
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills.
Desirable
Professional - extra skills or achievements
Essential
- Competent in uncomplicated FESS/Septal Surgery
- Managing ENT emergencies e.g. tracheostomy, neck wounds, epistaxis
Desirable
- Experience in septorhinoplasty
- Exposure to frontal sinus anterior and skull base surgery
Teaching and training skills
Essential
- Teaching ability Basic Surgical techniques
Desirable
- Surgical skills: Experienced in Rhinology
Audit and Research
Essential
- Evidence of audit & research publications in surgery.
Desirable
- Publications peer reviewed and presentations at learned society meetings/ conferences
- Good Clinical Practice certificate
- Experience with organising courses, meetings etc.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCS ENT/DOHNS
Desirable
- FRCS ORL-HNS / European Board ORL Examination
- PHD, MD, MPhil, BSc
Experience
Essential
- Completed at least ST 6 or equivalent higher surgical training in Otolaryngology
Desirable
- Core Surgical Training experience in related specialties (e.g. Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery)
Leadership skills
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills.
Desirable
Professional - extra skills or achievements
Essential
- Competent in uncomplicated FESS/Septal Surgery
- Managing ENT emergencies e.g. tracheostomy, neck wounds, epistaxis
Desirable
- Experience in septorhinoplasty
- Exposure to frontal sinus anterior and skull base surgery
Teaching and training skills
Essential
- Teaching ability Basic Surgical techniques
Desirable
- Surgical skills: Experienced in Rhinology
Audit and Research
Essential
- Evidence of audit & research publications in surgery.
Desirable
- Publications peer reviewed and presentations at learned society meetings/ conferences
- Good Clinical Practice certificate
- Experience with organising courses, meetings etc.
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).
