Job overview
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a Consultant ENT/Head and Neck Surgeon (full time) to support the head and neck/thyroid services of the department. The Trust hosts the centralised and regional head and neck surgical oncology service for Cheshire and Merseyside. The appointee is expected to support the present head and neck team, and to contribute to the running of services within the ENT Department. Applicants are required to hold the fellowship of a Royal College of Surgeons (UK) or recognised national equivalent qualifications, to be fully registered with the General Medical Council and be listed on the Specialist Register for Otolaryngology or due to be registered within three months of the date of appointment. It will be expected that the incumbent contributes to the department’s active teaching and training programme, at both post-graduate specialist-registrar level and nurse specialist level. Main duties of the job
This is a substantive appointment of a Consultant ENT Surgeon (Full time). The appointee is expected to complement the skill mix of the existing head and neck team. The appointee will participate in the on-call rota for daytime emergencies and for out-of-hours cover (including weekends and bank holidays). The daytime on-call rota is currently (subject to change) 1:16 consultant-of-the-week (COTW), based at Aintree University Hospital. Elective work for the individual consultant during the COTW is suspended. Out-of-hours on-call has 0.5 DCC PAs and a 3% on call supplement. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Post-Holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his or her charge for the proper function of the service and will undertake administrative duties associated with the care of the patient and the running of the Clinical Department. Person specification
Qualifications
MBBS (or equivalent) Full registration with the GMC and licence to practise (or eligible for) PhD, MD Clinical Experience
CCT in ORL-HNS (or equivalent training) or within 6 months of attaining one at time of interview Broad experience in ORL-HNS Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on all ORL-HNS problems Evidence of continuing medical education. Experience in benign and malignant head and neck surgery Experience in transoral laser and robotics surgery Relevant clinical fellowship Teaching & training Experience
Experience of teaching to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines Running and managing courses/ conferences Clinical Governance experience
Understanding of NHS management structures and the principles of Clinical Governance Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients. Management Experience
Willingness to participate in management activities Understanding of financial arrangements in the NHS Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures Experience working in a busy tertiary centre and within multi-disciplinary teams (e.g, Thyroid, Head and Neck) Attendance of leadership, management, advanced communication courses Research Experience
Understanding principles of research. Proven track record in research. Publication of research. Evidence of awarded higher degree e.g., PhD Audit Experience
Thorough understanding of the principles of clinical audit. Publication of audit results. Evidence of audit submitted for publication/ peer review. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.
Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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