General Practitioner with Special Interest in ENT (Specialty Doctor)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust has comprehensive facilities for the diagnosis, care and treatment of ENT disease. The successful candidate will be expected to provide ENT services in conjunction with colleagues and will contribute to the development of ENT services as follows:

Clinical

Assessment, investigation and treatment of patients referred to the service;

Triaging of referrals received by CHFT as well as providing Advice & Guidance

Provision of a range of clinical interventions as appropriate to the commissioned service (e.g. micro-suction, flexible nasal endoscopy, audiology, etc.);

Links with other services to ensure that the full holistic needs of the patient are met (e.g. audiologist & hearing aid services, vestibular physiotherapy, speech and language services etc.);

The knowledge to signpost patients to other support services, including local and national patient support groups.

Education and liaison

Provision of advice and support to local practitioners through non-face-to-face contact (e.g. telephone, internet) in the management of those ENT conditions within the expertise of the GPwSIs.

Provision of support and training to GPs and members of the primary healthcare team in the management of common ENT conditions to enable other clinicians to develop, maintain and improve their level of clinical competence in the management of ENT conditions. The process of education should be supported through commissioning pathways.

Liaise with and provide support for other ENT GPwSIs in the area and via Community ENT Group nationally.

As part of a well-integrated service, GPwSIs should have good access to and support from secondary care specialist services.

Service development/leadership

Work with local secondary care specialists and other groups managing ENT conditions (e.g. audiologist & hearing aid services, vestibular physiotherapy, speech and language services etc.) to develop an integrated ENT service model that facilitates streamlined care pathways linked to the healthcare needs of the local community.

In collaboration with other members of the local health community (e.g. GPs, practice nurses, extended primary care team (paramedics, community pharmacists, physicians associates for example), pharmacists, health visitors, school nurses), develop and implement management guidance in the care of common ENT conditions.

Become involved in integrated training programmes across primary and secondary care for medical, nursing staff and extended primary care team members.

Work with patients, the public and service providers to support an integrated, patient centred approach to commissioning services

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practice

Desirable

• MRCGP or equivalent
• Other higher degree (PhD, Masters)
• Specialist registration for ENT (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK)

Experience and Achievements

Desirable

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the ENT specialty (CHFT will offer the option to train successful candidates)
• Understanding current issues within ENT and the future direction of the specialty
• Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
• Attendance at a recognised management course
• Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions

Teaching and Training

Essential

• Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.

Desirable

• Training in clinical and educational supervision
• Attendance at a teaching course
• Formal qualification in teaching/education

Audit and Research

Essential

• Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects

Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment

Essential

• Good communication and empathy skills with patients
• Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
• Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
• Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
• Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
• Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare

Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities

Essential

• Evidence of continual learning and development
• Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
• Digital Competence

Desirable

• Evidence of innovation

General

Essential

• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
• For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service

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

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Acre Street

Lindley, Huddersfield

HD3 3EA

Employer's website

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