Job responsibilities

• Actively participate in the planning, development and delivery of the ENT service for the department
• Function as a member of the ENT team and contribute to multi-disciplinary team work
• Participate in the consultant on-call rota with additional cover during colleagues absence
• Assume a continuous commitment for the care of patients and ensure adequate arrangements are made for leave and off-duty periods
• Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients through direct patient care, systematic audit and by the maintenance of continuing professional development
• Take an active role in the teaching, training and assessment of junior staff including Specialist Registrars, Core Trainees, Foundation Programme Trainees and GP Trainees in ENT
• Develop close links with local General Practitioners
• Develop specialist elements of the service in order to meet priorities within available resources
• Undertake administrative duties involved with the care of their patients

• On-call commitments would be shared equally between all 5 consultants. Each consultant has a fixed on-call day during the week. Bolton NHS Foundation (BFT) operates a joint weekend on-call rota (Friday to Monday AM) with Preston Hospital and this currently enables a 1:9 (this frequency can change in future)
• Junior doctor cover on call is provided by F1 doctor and the F2 / CT trainee on call. The Specialty doctors/registrar also participate in shared weekend on call cover along with cover during the weekdays. This means the consultant on-call has middle grade assistance for both weekdays and over the weekend.

Qualificatoins

Essential

• Full GMC registration with licence to practice
• FRCS (ORL-NHS)
• Inclusion on the specialist register/ admission or within 6 months

Desirable

• Post CCT fellowship in Rhinology
• Evidence of continuing personal development
• Evidence of commitment to audit
• Understanding principles of research and has an interest to participate in research

Experience

Essential

• Wide experience in ENT Surgery
• Experience of working in a Multi-Disciplinary Team
• Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty
• Computer skills

Desirable

• Understanding of the management responsibilities of NHS Consultants
• Involvement in service development

Skills

Essential

• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality
• Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to ENT department

Desirable

• Commitment to teaching undergraduates, postgraduates, nursing and allied health professionals

Knowledge

Essential

• Up to date surgical techniques in ENT care

Desirable

• Aware of future developments within surgical speciality.

Other

Essential

• Team working
• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with colleagues and patients
• Experience in supervising medical staff
• Ability to organise and manage busy clinical practice.

Desirable

• Management Training
• Publications in recognised journals

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

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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).