Locum ENT Consultant

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development.

With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from. Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work.

We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services. We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work:

• Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
• Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
• Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
• Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.

Job overview: We are looking for a locum 6 month fixed term Consultant in our ENT department. The Consultant in ENT provides specialist clinical expertise in the diagnosis and management of voice disorders. The role involves delivering outpatient and surgical services for complex vocal conditions, working within a multidisciplinary team. The post holder will also support the Trust planned Tracheostomy surgery lists for ITU patients.

Main duties of the job:

• Delivery of planned tracheostomy surgery lists for ITU patients
• Delivery of 18 week planned care and waiting time targets
• Maintenance of clinical supervision of junior staff
• Secures receipt of SLA income job planned PAs delivered for other providers

Your growth and happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed.

We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation. To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.

We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly 'shoutouts' and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards. Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• To undertake outpatient clinics and Surgical lists at Kingston Hospital and other clinics in the community as required
• To review inpatients at Kingston Hospital.
• To support the delivery of the ENT and H&N pathway against best practice standards and peer review assessments.
• To work with the Head of Service and service-line managers to ensure the provision of high quality, effective care which meets operational standards.

Qualifications:

• Full GMC Registration with License to Practice (or eligibility to obtain).
• UK trained and must hold CCT or be within six months of award of CCT by interview date.
• Appropriate higher degree (e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent).
• Experience in Training, Auditing and research.
• Demonstrable commitment and ability to teach and train.
• Completed 'Train the Trainers' course.
• Evidence of continuing medical education (existing consultants must demonstrate active participation in CPD).
• Broad Clinical ENT Experience.
• Broad based exposure for adults, paeds and emergencies.
• Have previous employment within the NHS.

We support the NHS Flex for the Future pledge. We welcome conversations about flexible working from day one, including options such as adjusted hours, compressed hours and other arrangements. If flexibility matters to you, please talk to us - we’ll be happy to explore what's possible for the role and the service.

References: Please provide a minimum of 3 years' employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date: To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting: If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback: If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

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.