locum Consultant ENT Surgeon

The post is for 12 months initially with the possibility of limited extension. The appointee is expected to support the present team and to contribute to the development 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, and be fully registered with the General Medical Council. 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., This is a locum appointment of a Consultant ENT Surgeon (Full time10 PA). The appointee is expected to complement the skill mix of the existing Head and Neck/ Airway-Voice team. The appointee will participate in the on-call rota for daytime emergencies and for out-of-hours cover (including weekends and bank holidays), based at Aintree University Hospital. The daytime on-call rota is currently 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. The provisional timetable is based on a 10 PA job plan including 1.5 supporting PAs, and is subject to change.

• Ability to use Microsoft office packages, e.g., word, excel, access & PowerPoint. Ability to use patient information systems., FRCS (ORLHNS) (or equivalent)
• MBBS (or equivalent), Full registration with the GMC and licence to practise (or eligible for)
• Eligible for specialist register in Otolaryngology
Desirable criteria
• CCT in ORL-HNS (or equivalent training) or within 6 months of attaining one at time of interview
Clinical ExperienceEssential criteria
• Broad experience in ORL-HNS
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on all ORL-HNS problems
• Evidence of continuing medical education.
Desirable criteria
• Experience managing rhinology or otology patients.
• Patients in Rapid Access Clinics or 2-Week Wait service
• Airway and voice experience, Experience of teaching to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines, Running and managing courses/ conferences, Understanding of NHS management structures and the principles of Clinical Governance
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients., 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 multidisciplinary teams (e.g, Thyroid, Head and Neck, Skull Base)
Desirable criteria
• Attendance of leadership, management, advanced communication courses, Thorough understanding of the principles of clinical audit.
• Publication of audit results.
Desirable criteria
• Evidence of audit submitted for publication/ peer review., Understanding principles of research
• Proven track record in research.
• Publication of research.
Desirable criteria
• Evidence of awarded higher degree e.g., PhD, Ability to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility / able to work under pressure
• Demonstration of good communication skills and leadership qualities
• Ability to work as part of a multi professional team, Ability to organise own time. Punctuality, Initiative., Motivated to develop new services., You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a locum Consultant ENT Surgeon (full time 10 PA) to support the services of the department. The Trust hosts the centralised and regional head and neck surgical oncology service for Cheshire and Merseyside., Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a locum Consultant ENT Surgeon (full time 10 PA) to support the services of the department. The post is for 12 months. The appointee is expected to support the present team and to contribute to the development of services within the ENT Department. Applicants are required to hold the Fellowship of a Royal College of Surgeons (UK) and to be fully registered with the General Medical Council. 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., Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months' of their 18^th birthday. 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. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. 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. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £26.50 (standard disclosure) or £54.50 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. 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. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. 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. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.