Job description

Job responsibilities

Your primary focus will be the outpatient and surgical management of ENT conditions, with a subspecialty interest in advanced rhinological surgery including support and development of the anterior skull base service. You will be a member of the ENT team at Southampton. The post is based at Southampton General hospital and in patients and main operating lists will be at Southampton. Clinical activity also takes place in a number of allied surrounding hospitals including the Royal South Hants Hospital.

Responsibilities include the management of in-patients, outpatient clinics, administration, teaching, educational and clinical supervision, service development, participation in the ENT on-call rota with is shared with, and covers, Winchester Hospital and Salisbury Hospital.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORApplicants should be strongly motivated to work in a teaching hospital tertiary centre and should be prepared to take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, basic science research and clinical management. We also offer excellent personal development and research opportunities.

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate their competence to communicate in spoken and written English.

Where equivalent qualifications or experience are being offered, it is essential that candidates should provide confirmation of this from the relevant College or Faculty in the United Kingdom and attach the confirmation to your application.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Individuals wishing to apply must be fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and should be either already on or within 6 months of eligibility to be included on the specialist register of the GMC.The successful candidate will be employed under the terms and conditions of service for Consultants (England) 2003.Interviews will be held on: TBCJob Reference: 188-MA30125-A - This vacancy closes on or before: 23rd March 2025

Job responsibilities

Your primary focus will be the outpatient and surgical management of ENT conditions, with a subspecialty interest in advanced rhinological surgery including support and development of the anterior skull base service. You will be a member of the ENT team at Southampton. The post is based at Southampton General hospital and in patients and main operating lists will be at Southampton. Clinical activity also takes place in a number of allied surrounding hospitals including the Royal South Hants Hospital.

Responsibilities include the management of in-patients, outpatient clinics, administration, teaching, educational and clinical supervision, service development, participation in the ENT on-call rota with is shared with, and covers, Winchester Hospital and Salisbury Hospital.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORApplicants should be strongly motivated to work in a teaching hospital tertiary centre and should be prepared to take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, basic science research and clinical management. We also offer excellent personal development and research opportunities.

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate their competence to communicate in spoken and written English.

Where equivalent qualifications or experience are being offered, it is essential that candidates should provide confirmation of this from the relevant College or Faculty in the United Kingdom and attach the confirmation to your application.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Individuals wishing to apply must be fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and should be either already on or within 6 months of eligibility to be included on the specialist register of the GMC.The successful candidate will be employed under the terms and conditions of service for Consultants (England) 2003.Interviews will be held on: TBCJob Reference: 188-MA30125-A - This vacancy closes on or before: 23rd March 2025

Person Specification

Qualifications, Training & Experience

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or equivalent (FRCS(ORL-HNS) or equivalent)
• Higher Qualification in specialty
• Advanced Rhinology Fellowship (anterior skull base surgery or facial plastics)
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Otolaryngology
• Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of sinonasal disorders
• Wide experience in ENT
• General ENT experience in Elective and Emergency outpatient and operative surgery
• Experience of working in the NHS
• Publications in per-reviewed journals

Desirable

• Postgraduate degree
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
• Substantive experience as a consultant surgeon
• Prior academic experience in the field of rhinological research and clinical trials
• Ability to support and further develop the existing UHS anterior skull base service

Aptitudes and skills

Essential

• Evidence and ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
• Evidence and ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and colleagues (verbal and written communication skills in English)
• Demonstrate good organisational skills including ability to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines
• Demonstrate the ability to be calm, compassionate, and able to respond efficiently to various circumstances including working under pressure and a demanding environment, which may change rapidly
• Evidence of supervising in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research
• Evidence of ability to teach clinical skills
• Ability to organise and manage e.g. outpatient priorities/theatre lists
• Ability to manage and lead others
• Experience of audit management
• Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
• Evidence to Enthusiasm and motivation
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Trust Values

Essential

• Patients First
• Working Together
• Always Improving

Qualifications, Training & Experience

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or equivalent (FRCS(ORL-HNS) or equivalent)
• Higher Qualification in specialty
• Advanced Rhinology Fellowship (anterior skull base surgery or facial plastics)
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Otolaryngology
• Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of sinonasal disorders
• Wide experience in ENT
• General ENT experience in Elective and Emergency outpatient and operative surgery
• Experience of working in the NHS
• Publications in per-reviewed journals

Desirable

• Postgraduate degree
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
• Substantive experience as a consultant surgeon
• Prior academic experience in the field of rhinological research and clinical trials
• Ability to support and further develop the existing UHS anterior skull base service

Aptitudes and skills

Essential

• Evidence and ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
• Evidence and ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and colleagues (verbal and written communication skills in English)
• Demonstrate good organisational skills including ability to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines
• Demonstrate the ability to be calm, compassionate, and able to respond efficiently to various circumstances including working under pressure and a demanding environment, which may change rapidly
• Evidence of supervising in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research
• Evidence of ability to teach clinical skills
• Ability to organise and manage e.g. outpatient priorities/theatre lists
• Ability to manage and lead others
• Experience of audit management
• Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
• Evidence to Enthusiasm and motivation
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Trust Values

Essential

• Patients First
• Working Together
• Always Improving

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).

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

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Address

Southampton General Hospital

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO16 6YD

Employer's website

https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)