ENT Trust Grade CT1/2 Equivalent

Job summary

Torbay and South Devon ENT Department, Torbay Hospital, is looking to appoint an ENT Trust Doctor (F2 / CT equivalent) for a period of 8 months.

The post will include on-call, ward and outpatient based working. They will focus on looking after patients on the wards or through an elective, ambulatory or on call route. There will be opportunities to complete training opportunities such as clinical skills, attending clinics or theatre lists.

On call requirements will be on a 1:5 rota which will include 24-hour non-resident on call shifts and weekend working on a compliant junior doctor rota.

Main duties of the job

To be an enthusiastic member of the surgical team attending and participating with ward rounds, including all aspects of inpatient care including discharges and outpatient emergency clinics.

Be a pro-active member of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure excellent and well-co-ordinated patient care.

Develop clinical knowledge through attendance at weekly timetabled educational meetings.

Develop teaching skills through the supervision of medical students rotating through the Department.

Have opportunity for career development through the opportunity to attend relevant courses and to prepare for relevant exams.

Comply with local and trust policies and procedures.

About us

The ENT Department manages the full range of ENT conditions. Patients requiring joint care with Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Cardiothoracic surgery, or Specialist Paediatrics are referred to tertiary referral centres. Specialist clinics are provided in the following areas:

• Head & Neck Cancer MDT
• Two week wait clinic jointly run with Oral & Maxillo Facial Surgery
• Voice - including Videostroboscopy, jointly with Speech and Language Therapy
• Vestibular - including electronystagmography, electrocochleography and Calorics
• Paediatric
• Thyroid MDT - jointly with Endocrine
• Bone anchored hearing aids

We manage a wide variety of pathology ranging from general ENT issues to complex problems for which we offer many dedicated specialist clinics (for example, in balance or voice disorders). Our Head and Neck service is run in close association with the Maxillofacial team, and we have a complete Head and Neck MDT that runs jointly with the Exeter team to discuss all new patients. Major head and neck surgery is provided by the Torbay team but performed in Exeter, and patients are then transferred back to Torbay for ongoing care and surveillance.

There are 5 Consultants in the ENT Department:

Mr D Alderson - Consultant Otologist/General ENT Surgeon

Mr P Reece - Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon

Ms N Ronan - Consultant Otologist/ General ENT Surgeon

Mr J Powles - Consultant Otologist/ General ENT Surgeon

Newly appointed Consultant Rhinologist