ENT Specialty Doctor

This is an opportunity to join a small but innovative and dynamic multi-disciplinary team providing ENT services at Wye Valley NHS Trust.

The appointed doctor will work in outpatient clinics for both elective and emergency patients, as well as assisting in theatre. The role will involve reviewing routine ENT referrals under the guidance of a consultant. Timetabled and dedicated time for administrative tasks and continuing professional development are included in the job plan. Time will be spent in theatre developing surgical skills, and we expect the appointed doctor to work towards competence in core elective and emergency ENT surgical procedures (e.g., tonsillectomy, grommet insertion, pharyngolaryngoscopy and foreign body removal).

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. We are located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, providing acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys, including Hereford County Hospital and community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye. The post holder may be required to travel between sites. We aim to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through collaborative work with partners. More than 3,500 people work for the Trust. We value care, accountability, respect and excellence.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and personal specification for full details and proposed timetable or contact the Clinical Lead for more details.

Person Specification

• Essential

• Basic Medical Qualifications
• Full doctor's registration with the General Medical Council. Licence to Practice
• Post graduate qualification in ENT, MRCS (ORL), FRCS (ORL), DOHNS or equivalent

• At least 4 years full-time post graduate training (or equivalent on a part-time or flexible basis), with at least 2 years in ENT specialty training or as a fixed-term specialty trainee in ENT, or equivalent experience and competencies

• Minimum of 12 months doctor’s experience working in the NHS
• Experience in a busy department
• Ability to work/operate unsupervised
• Ability to make senior level clinical decisions
• Competent to perform basic ENT procedures (nasal packing, quinsy aspiration, micro suction, etc.)
• Experience in and participation in departmental audit

• Higher Degree (e.g., MD, PhD)
• Ability to independently perform basic ENT surgical procedures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered with all other applications. See UK Visas and Immigration guidance for details. From 6 April 2017, applicants for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. See NHS Careers for details.

Employer details

Employer: Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address: Hereford County Hospital, Hereford, HR1 2ER