Locum Consultant In ENT Surgery

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

We are looking for talented, committed health care professionals to lead our ambitious new healthcare organisation. In return, the Barts Health will provide unsurpassed professional development opportunities, enabling investment in a range of new initiatives that would mean:

• doctors and nurses in training will be able to gain experience in different hospitals along the whole patient pathway.

• there would be greater opportunity for career progression - we will retain good staff who might otherwise leave to gain promotion.

• becoming world-class will enable us to recruit some of the best doctors and researchers in the world - who can share their knowledge and experience.

• success breeds success. An organisation that is recognised as a world-leader will find it easier to recruit more staff, meaning we can work to reduce the number of persistent vacancies.

• joining forces with other partners in an Academic Health Science System will mean that staff would be better able to secure funds and pool their talents to develop new technology, techniques and treatments.

Main duties of the job

GENERAL DUTIES OF LOCUM CONSULTANT STAFF
• Consultants will have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of their departments.
• Consultants will undertake administrative duties associated with the care of their patients and the running of their clinics or department. All Consultants are expected to assume responsibility both singly and corporately for the management of the Junior Medical Staff. In particular, they are expected to be responsible for approving and monitoring junior staff rotas and junior staff locum arrangements, where appropriate.
• The successful applicant will be expected to participate fully in the medical audit arrangements in the district.
• All Consultants have a responsibility to contribute to the teaching and assessment of

undergraduates and of junior doctors.
• Consultants are expected to continue with all aspects of professional development to allow successful appraisal and revalidation.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Higher degree - BSc MS MD PhD

Registration

Essential criteria

• Registered on GMC specialist register or within 6 months of obtaining it at the time of the interview

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• I.T. skills and computer literacy.

Desirable criteria

• NHS experience in last 3 years

Specialty

Essential criteria

• Paediatric ENT fellowship demonstrating subspecialist training in Paediatric ENT surgery, including airway reconstruction
• Broad based general professional training in general medicine

Training and Teaching

Essential criteria

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff

Desirable criteria

• Training the Trainers Course or equivalent Teaching and Assessment in Practice Course or equivalent

Management and Audit

Essential criteria

• Understanding the principles of clinical governance and its implications
• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
• Understanding and experience of audit

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of service audit, design or change management

Research/Publications

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of research methodology
• Evidence of ongoing interest and achievement in research

Desirable criteria

• Training in research methodology.
• Publications in peer review journals
• Presentations to learned societies

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to liaise well with external agencies
• Accountability. Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
• Communication. Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English;
• Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co- operatively with others.
• Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
• Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
• Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets
• Patient Care: Commitment to deliver a high-quality service with patient welfare at forefront of practice

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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