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Essential
25 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
Entry on the Specialist Register in Otolaryngology (or CCT expected within 6 months from the date of interview)
- Qualifications
FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent
- Other Requirements
Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
- Other Requirements
Appropriate Immigration Status (where appropriate)
- Other Requirements
An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
- Personal Attributes
Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- Personal Attributes
An enquiring and critical approach to work
- Personal Attributes
Caring attitude to patients
- Personal Attributes
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, other staff and agencies.
- Personal Attributes
Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
- Clinical Effectiveness
Experience of conducting clinical audit
- Clinical Effectiveness
Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making
- Personal Circumstances
Residence within a reasonable distance of MMUH
- Personal Circumstances
Ability to undertake clinical commitments at any of the Trust’s sites.
- Clinical Skills and Experience
Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in ENT with a wide experience in Otology
- Clinical Skills and Experience
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute ENT emergencies and the care of elective ENT patients
- Teaching and Training experience
Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
- Teaching and Training experience
The ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff
- Management and Administrative Experience:
Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Management and Administrative Experience:
Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.
- Management and Administrative Experience:
Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives.
- Professional and Multi-disciplinary team working
Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team
- Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience
An awareness of current specialty developments, initiatives and issues.
- Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience
Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to ENT
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Higher Degree
- Clinical Skills and Experience
Special interest that complements the existing consultants
- Clinical Skills and Experience
Fellowship in Otology
- Teaching and Training experience
Formal training in teaching
- Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience
Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
- Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience
Evidence of having undertaken original research
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit a motivated and forward thinking Consultant to join our ENT and Head-Neck Surgery Consultant team. This is a new permanent post with 10 programmed activities (PA’s) to expand the service and support Elective Recovery. Applications are welcomed from candidates with FRCS (or equivalent) who are on the full General Medical Council’s Specialist Register in Otolaryngology, Head-Neck Surgery with a license to practice, or who will be within six months of obtaining their CCT at the time of interview. In addition applicants should demonstrate within their application that they are fully trained in general Otolaryngology with a wide experience, in both adult and paediatric Otology. The applicant will preferably have obtained a fellowship in Otology.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will join our growing team of 8 consultant ENT surgeons delivering elective and emergency care including contributing to a 1 in 8 emergency non-resident on-call rota (moving to a 1 in 10 subject to recruitment). This is a 10PA job and the appointee will be expected to deliver elective activity cross site. Birmingham Treatment center is the main site for outpatient elective activity and day case surgery. MMUH is the admitting site for on-call, paediatrics and inpatient lists. Some outpatient clinics are also run at the Sandwell site. The successful candidate will be supported to develop and progress the otology service. The team is further supported by an excellent Audiology Department.
To support our team an interest in medical education and research is welcome and the successful candidates will be encouraged to take on additional roles. Active engagement in quality improvement activity and research is expected, as well as participation in the active post graduate teaching program. The department is committed to supporting undergraduate education with students from the medical schools of University of Birmingham and Aston University, Birmingham.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Group Director / Consultant in Anaesthetics: Dr Subash Sivasubramaniam Tel: 0121 554 3801 Email: s.sivasubramaniam.nhs.net
Clinical Director of Surgery: Mr Edward Harper Email: edward.harper@nhs.net
ENT Clinical Service Lead/ Consultant ENT/Head and Neck Surgeon: Ms Ameera Abdelrahim, Tel: 0121 554 3801 Email: ameera.abdelrahim@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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This advert is for Consultant in Otolaryngology WSI in Otology with Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in Birmingham, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Ear, Nose and Throat role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Oct 2026.
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