Job summary
The Department of ENT is seeking a substantitive full time
(10 PA) Consultant to join an enthusiastic and forward thinking Department
which has six subsantive consultants.
Each consultant has a specialist interest which they are happy to
pursue. The Department is currently
involved in many exciting initiatives and are looking for an individuals with
appropriate specialist skills (thyroid disease) to complelement the existing
team and keep the service in the forefront of clinical excellence.
Main duties of the job
The applicant will be involved in managing general ENT
conditions with a special interest in thryoid surgery hence the need to attend
regional Thyroid MDT and comply with the guidance provided by the MDT. In addition:
To provide ENT emergencies that are managed in a DGH.
Involved in training specialist registrars, foundation
doctors and GP trainees.
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.
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success.
For the most up-to-date information on visa requirements and eligibility, please check online to determine whether you can apply.
From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have been employed for a minimum of two years
of as a HCA within the NHS for the Trust to consider
sponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria and
have a current visa expiring within 3 months).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
job entails four clinics and two theatre sessions. The on-call is 1:6
Please see job description for further details of this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
job entails four clinics and two theatre sessions. The on-call is 1:6
Please see job description for further details of this role.
Person Specification
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC
- Completion of higher training (CCT or within 6 months of obtaining) or Portfilio Pathway - CESR
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Specila interest in thyroid surgery
Desirable
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients,
- relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- Willingness to undertake additional professional
- responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively with external
- agencies and other disciplines
Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for
- clinical care of patients
- Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
- Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
- Evidence of participation in quality improvement project
- Evidence of having conducted a practicechanging audit
- Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses
- e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor,
- ALERT Instructor
- Original peer-reviewed research publication
Qualifications
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC
- FRCS (ORL-HNS)
- Completion of higher training
- (CCT or within 6 months of obtaining) or CESR
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- Postgraduate qualification in Education
- Post CCT Fellowship
Person Specification
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC
- Completion of higher training (CCT or within 6 months of obtaining) or Portfilio Pathway - CESR
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Specila interest in thyroid surgery
Desirable
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients,
- relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- Willingness to undertake additional professional
- responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively with external
- agencies and other disciplines
Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for
- clinical care of patients
- Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
- Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
- Evidence of participation in quality improvement project
- Evidence of having conducted a practicechanging audit
- Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses
- e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor,
- ALERT Instructor
- Original peer-reviewed research publication
Qualifications
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC
- FRCS (ORL-HNS)
- Completion of higher training
- (CCT or within 6 months of obtaining) or CESR
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- Postgraduate qualification in Education
- Post CCT Fellowship
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).
Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Employer's website
https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
