Consultant in Audiovestibular Medicine


Location
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
09 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
18 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

29 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Other

    Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English.

  • Other

    Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and to share and encourage good practice

  • Other

    Ability to empathise, counsel others and work co-operatively with others

  • Other

    Flexibility in time keeping ensuring duty of care to patients.

  • Other

    Able to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations.

  • Other

    Drive, self-motivation and enthusiasm.

  • Other

    Highest ethical and professional standards.

  • Other

    Probity, displaying honesty, integrity and aware of ethical dilemmas. Respect for confidentiality.

  • Other

    Respect for others using a non-judgemental approach to patients and colleagues regardless of their sexuality, ethnicity and decisions.

  • Other

    Committed to continuing personal and professional development.

  • Skills

    Experience in managing paediatric patients with hearing and balance disorders

  • Skills

    Comprehensive and detailed knowledge of audio-vestibular disorders

  • Skills

    Knowledge of evidence informed practice

  • Skills

    Detailed knowledge and experience in area of Genetics of Hearing loss

  • Skills

    Involvement in and understanding of the Clinical Audit process, Quality Improvement, Clinical Governance and Management IT skills.

  • Training

    Ability and commitment to teaching doctors in training and lecturing on the Paediatric Module of the MSc programme.

  • Training

    Understanding of and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/ organizational context.

  • Training

    Knowledge of Research ethics and committed to incorporating the highest standards of research governance.

  • Specialty

    Experienced in diagnosis, investigation and management of audio-vestibular disorders.

  • Specialty

    Can demonstrate that they have the skills to work within an interdisciplinary / multispecialty neuro-otology service.

  • Specialty

    Demonstrate an ability to identify and organise the specific clinical investigations and onward referrals relevant to the post.

  • Specialty

    Demonstrate an ability to perform the specific clinical procedures, drug manipulations and clinical advice relevant to the post, including management of clinical risk.

  • Qualifications

    MB BS [or equivalent] MRCP or MRCS(ENT) or FRCS (ENT) or MRCPCH

  • Qualifications

    NB: Non UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register and Specialist Register in relevant specialty by date of interview

  • Qualifications

    Full UK GMC Registration

  • Qualifications

    On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of attainment of CCT in Audiovestibular

  • Qualifications

    Medicine at date of interview

  • Clinical Governance

    Evidence of having worked and being able to communicate within an Interdisciplinary / multispecialty service with appropriate levels of communication through direct discussions with team members, MDT meetings, and presentations to the team.

  • Clinical Governance

    Involvement in and understanding of the Clinical Audit process, Quality Improvement, Clinical Governance and Management IT skills.

Desirable

17 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Other

    Good presentational skills.

  • Other

    Knowledge of evidence informed practice.

  • Other

    Evidence of being able to work within a specialised audio-vestibular service.

  • Skills

    Demonstrates breadth of experience and awareness in and outside specialty

  • Skills

    Able to engage and work with management as appropriate

  • Skills

    BSL Level 1

  • Training

    Publications in indexed journals

  • Training

    Experience and funded research activity.

  • Training

    Completion of a ‘training the trainers’ type course or similar.

  • Training

    Teaching on formal educational courses.

  • Training

    Evidence of organisational ability: e.g. setting up and directing courses, educational programmes etc.

  • Training

    Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research, leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals.

  • Training

    PhD/ MD Thesis

  • Qualifications

    MSc in Audiovestibular Medicine

  • Qualifications

    PhD or MD or equivalent specialist training

  • Clinical Governance

    Able to engage and work with management as appropriate

  • Clinical Governance

    BSL Level 1

Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant in Audiovestibular Medicine to join our interdisciplinary Paediatric Audiology team, working across Hackney Ark, Wood Street Health Centre, Loxford Polyclinic and West Ham Lane Health Centre.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape care for children with hearing and balance disorders across east London, with scope to get involved in developing our first Specialist Paediatric Vestibular service and supporting the Adult Vestibular service.

You'll work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, with opportunities for teaching, research and service development, in a Trust that serves 2.5 million people across east London. We're looking for someone with:

  • Full UK GMC registration, on the Specialist Register (or within 6 months of CCT) in Audiovestibular Medicine
  • Strong clinical knowledge of paediatric hearing and balance disorders
  • A commitment to teaching, quality improvement and multidisciplinary working

For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, contact: Dr Reeya Motha, Consultant in Paediatric Audiovestibular Medicine – Reeya.motha1@nhs.net Charlotte King, General Manager – Charlotte.king45@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

GENERAL DUTIES OF THE POST • To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive, efficient and high quality evidence-based Paediatric Audiology service, with continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.

  • Leadership, development and organisation of the services in his/her charge in line with Trust / Divisional business plans. Full participation in the management of the Paediatric Audiology service and will be required to work within the financial and other constraints decided upon the Trust. Liaison and communication with the General Manager, Audiology Manager and Clinical Director.
  • All consultants represent the department on various committees within the trust as well as taking responsibility for particular delegated areas according to their interests and availability. The Clinical Director is responsible for delegating these responsibilities.

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.

FURTHER INFORMATION For further information or to arrange a visit to the Department please contact any of the following at the Royal London Hospital:

Dr Reeya Motha – Consultant in Paediatric Audiovestibular Medicine Bart’s Health Email Reeya.motha1@nhs.net

Charlotte King – General Manager – Charlotte.king45@nhs.net

Applicant requirements

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.

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