Job details
- Job reference: 251092
- Salary: Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064)
- Job closing date: 14/09/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: Forth Valley Royal Hospital
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Job posted date: 17/08/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Forth Valley
- Department: ENT
Consultant in Otolaryngology (ENT)
Full Time (10 PA, including up to 2 PA SPA) – part time can be considered
Substantive post
Salary Scale - £115,331 – £153,247 per annum (pro rata if part time)
Looking for a new and exciting challenge? Then think about working in NHS Forth Valley in the heart of Scotland.
NHS Forth Valley seeks to appoint one Consultant with experience in General ENT, with a subspecialty interest which can be discussed at the interview. This is a permanent full time post. Part time working can be considered. The applicant must be able to do general ENT clinics and theatre.
The post includes an essential on call commitment within NHS Forth Valley, on call is the primary commitment of the post.
You can look forward to a warm welcome and strong support from colleagues. Our hospital is situated in the heart of Scotland, nestled against the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, and close to vibrant towns that are richly endowed with excellent cultural and sporting facilities, offering good transport links to Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Applicants are encouraged to visit the ENT department and meet senior staff. Informal enquiries should be directed by telephone to Mr Simpson (Lead Clinician 01324 567632) or Dr Chris Cairns (Associate Medical Director) on chris.cairns@nhs.scot
To apply for this post, please visit the job posting on the NHS Scotland Job Train website. Applicants should have full GMC registration and a licence to practise. Applicants will be in possession of a Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons or equivalent, registered with the General Medical Council and on the Specialist Register. Applicants applying under the Portfolio pathway must be entered onto the GMC Specialist Register at time of application. Applicants are required to have evidence of recent continued academic and professional development. Applicants are required to have evidence of recent continued academic and professional development. Excellent interpersonal, communication, listening and organisational skills are essential as is the ability to work in small team of consultants and nursing staff.
Closing date: 14th September 2026
Interview date: 8th October 2026
Please quote reference number 251092 on all correspondence.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly according to the needs of the service, and contribute to team and skills development.
- Willing to travel as required by the duties of the post.
Experience
Essential
- At least 7 years of Higher Specialist Training (or equivalent) in ENT
- Recent experience in relevant subspecialty areas where advice might be sought, especially in the emergency situation
Desirable
- Knowledge and / or training in areas of ENT / head and neck practice that would support recent or proposed surgical (and other) developments within Forth Valley
- Intermediate or higher training in these areas of anaesthesia
Management
Essential
- Understanding of management issues including medical discipline; clinical governance, service planning and willingness to contribute to the activity of the NHS in Forth Valley.
- Understanding of the challenges faced by NHS Scotland and how these are being addressed in NHS Forth Valley
- Understanding of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to manage e.g. project work; mentoring junior staff
- Delivery of a patient safety or quality improvement project
- Demonstrates knowledge of Realistic Medicine.
Qualifications
Essential
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
- Full GMC registration, with licence to practise
- Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCT)
- Applicants who are within 6 months of achieving CCT at the date of interview are eligible to apply.
- Applicants applying under the Portfolio pathway must be entered onto the GMC Specialist Register at time of application.
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. MSc, MD or PhD higher degree
- MBA or other relevant diplomas
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Able and willing to work unsupervised and make decisions
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Good information technology and administrative skills. Experience in the use of IT systems to manage medical information.
- Good understanding of how to use data
- Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team and an understanding of team dynamics
- Able to demonstrate high level of competence in the clinical aspects of general ENT and head and neck surgery (benign and cancer).
- Experience working in the NHS.
- Awareness of relevant SIGN and NICE guidance
- Awareness of GMC requirements of doctors
- Ability to develop new skills
- Ability to embrace and accept change
- Knowledge of the ENT training curriculum
- Knowledge and experience of training and assessing medical trainees and students.
- Experience in delivering both formal and informal education to trainees, other members of the medical team and other members of the wider team
- Experience of training and assessing trainees in the NHS. Experience of working with trainees in a supervisory capacity including in an on-call role.
- Knowledge of improvement methodology and importance of Realistic Medicine.
- Knowledge of research methodology.
- Knowledge of how these skills might be of use to the ENT service in Forth Valley
- Ability to respond efficiently and humanely to the needs of patients
- Knowledge of initiatives within the Scottish NHS and the Scottish Governments’ high level strategy
- Knowledge of Forth Valley’s delivery plan and the challenges that the Health Board faces. Forth valley’s Annual Plan, Quality Improvement Strategy, Health Care Strategy (Shaping the future),– all available on the web (https://nhsforthvalley.com/publications/health-plans/)
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised flexibly and make decisions as well as skills to manage clinical priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to cope well in a crisis situation.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively e.g. report writing; thesis
- Demonstrated ability to use IT and manage information/data effectively
- Demonstrated ability to work within and lead a multi-disciplinary team
- Appropriate sub-specialty interest and knowledge. Including knowledge of specialty / subspecialty developments.
- Able to demonstrate understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the NHS with particular reference to the use of trainees and non-medical models in the delivery of service.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver a quality improvement project
- Evidence that the applicant has considered how specialty and subspecialty developments might help Forth Valley Health Board meet its service obligations
- Experience as a clinical or educational supervisor
- Formal training in communication skills
Academic– research and improvement
Essential
- Knowledge of improvement methodology.
- Knowledge of how these skills might be of use to the ENT service in Forth Valley and help the Health Board meets its objectives
- Participation in research or clinical audit to improve clinical care.
Desirable
- Formal research or training in improvement methodology.
- Able to evidence development and/ or delivery of an improvement in clinical practice and/ or a research project.
- Understanding of how to drive change and improvement.
- Understand of how these developments might improve the efficiency and effectiveness of services in Forth Valley
- Formal training in teaching methods
- Evidence of teaching/ training delivered
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