ENT Consultant - Furness General Hospital


Location
Barrow In Furness, England
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
15 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
01 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

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

Essential

28 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Other

    Eligible to work in the UK

  • Other

    Ability to travel independently to meet the needs of the post

  • Experience

    Significant experience in management of ENT

  • Experience

    Experience of working in a multi disciplinary team

  • Experience

    Evidence of involvement and experience in audit

  • Qualifications

    Full GMC registration with a licence to practise at time of appointment

  • Qualifications

    Entry on the GMC specialist register or be within six months of obtaining your CCT at the time of interview

  • Qualifications

    FRCS or an equivalent appropriate higher surgical qualification

  • Education and Training

    Critically assesses own learning needs and ensures a personal development plan reflects both clinical practice and the relevant generic capabilities to lead and develop the service.

  • Education and Training

    Wide Range of Training in surgery demonstrated with SAC log book

  • Education and Training

    Commitment to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training

  • Leadership & Teamworking

    Awareness of leadership responsibilities as a clinician and demonstrates appropriate leadership behaviour

  • Leadership & Teamworking

    Develops effective relationships across teams and contributes to work and success of these teams – promotes and participates in both MDT and interprofessional team working.

  • Leadership & Teamworking

    Well developed communication skills, empathy and sensitivity

  • Professional Values & Behaviours

    Practices with professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors as set out in GMC Good Medical Practice and Generic Professional Capabilities Framework (or equivalent for Dentists)

  • Professional Values & Behaviours

    Demonstrates the underpinning subject-specific competencies i.e., knowledge, skills, and behaviours relevant to the role setting and scope

  • Professional Values & Behaviours

    Clinically evaluates and manages a patient, formulating a prioritised differential diagnosis, initiating an appropriate management plan, and reviewing and adjusting this depending of outcomes of treatment.

  • Professional Values & Behaviours

    Manages the difficulties of dealing with complexity and uncertainty in the care of patients, employing expertise and clinical decision-making skills of a senior and independent autonomous practitioner.

  • Professional Values & Behaviours

    Critically reflects on own competence, understands own limits, and seeks help when required

  • Professional Values & Behaviours

    Communicates effectively and can share decision making with patients, relatives, and carers

  • Professional Values & Behaviours

    Respects patients’ dignity ensures confidentiality and appropriate communication where potential barriers exist.

  • Professional Values & Behaviours

    Adheres to professional requirements, participating in annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression

  • Patient Safety & Quality Improvement

    Takes prompt action where there is an issue with the safety or quality of patient care, raises and escalates concerns through clinical governance systems where necessary.

  • Patient Safety & Quality Improvement

    Collaborates with MDT and interprofessional teams to manage risks and issues across organisations and settings

  • Patient Safety & Quality Improvement

    Evaluates and audits own and others clinical practice and acts on findings.

  • Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Trust Values

    Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values.

  • Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Trust Values

    Able to provide safe, caring, and effective services

  • Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Trust Values

    Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is free from discrimination and where people feel they belong, and their contribution is valued.

Desirable

13 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Developed area of specialist interest

  • Experience

    Have previous employment in the NHS

  • Experience

    Broad based ENT exposure for adults, paeds and emergencies

  • Qualifications

    FRCS in otolaryngology

  • Qualifications

    Evidence of audit and research experience

  • Qualifications

    Higher professional qualification in ENT surgery, Teaching or Research and education

  • Education and Training

    Accredited teaching experience

  • Education and Training

    Suitable and mandatory courses as per ENT SAC curriculum

  • Education and Training

    Evidence of previous teaching

  • Leadership & Teamworking

    Previous held leadership roles

  • Leadership & Teamworking

    Attendance at and advanced communication skills course

  • Patient Safety & Quality Improvement

    Completed QIP (Quality Improvement Project)

  • Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Trust Values

    Formal training in equality, diversity and inclusion

Job overview

We are seeking a Consultant to join the current ENT team in the Trust. You will work Cross Bay with Furness General Hospital as the main site. You will be contracted for 10 sessions per week with the option to increase along with service needs. You will need to have a broad experience in general ENT. Any subspecialty interest in Otology is required and will be actively supported although on calls will need general ENT experience.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust covers a large geographic area which encompasses the Furness peninsula, the city of Lancaster and the Lake District.

Morecambe Bay is nestled between the Lake District national park and the Yorkshire Dales as well as being in easy reach of the cities of Manchester and Liverpool, The area offers affordable accommodation with access to excellent grammar schools ranked as top in the country.

Main duties of the job

We provide a comprehensive range of acute and support hospital services to a population of 350,000 based around Morecambe Bay. One of the largest employers in the area, we have approximately 6,000 staff working across five sites; Furness General Hospital (Barrow in Furness), Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Westmorland General Hospital (Kendal) and Queen Victoria Centre (Morecambe). By joining us you will be part of a progressive team committed to diversity, excellence and achievement.

The ENT department has 5 consultants, 3 Associate specialists, 7 specialty ENT doctors and 2 junior doctors (CT1/2 at RLI, FY2 at FGH). We have two H&N Clinical Nurse Specialists, one Advanced Nurse Practitioner in post. There are specialized clinics such as a One stop Head & Neck clinic, Combined `Rhinology clinic, Paediatrics clinics, Voice and Vertigo clinic. There are regular audit meetings, radiology meetings and video link meetings for the regional Head & Neck Multi-Disciplinary Team. The weekend on call rota would be 1:5 and weekday 1:4.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Application for this substantive post will only be accepted if you hold full GMC registration with a license to practice and entry on the Specialist Register or anticipating being in receipt of CCT/Professional Portfolio (formally CESR) within six months of interview.

For informal discussions/visits please contact:

Amit Kochhar, Clinical lead for ENT, Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

Tel: 01524 512393

Email amit.kochhar@mbht.nhs.uk

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

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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