Job requirements
Essential
18 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- General
Eligibility to work in the UK
- General
Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- General
For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
- General
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
- Qualifications
Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practice
- Qualifications
MRCGP or equivalent
- Audit and Research
Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
- Experience and Achievements
Demonstrate clinical experience and competence in ENT specialty - minimum 6 months ENT experience in a rotational post or equivalent (although please note CHFT offers the opportunity to train successful candidates)
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Good communication and empathy skills with patients
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare
- Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Evidence of continual learning and development
- Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
- Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Digital Competence
Desirable
11 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
MRCS ENT or equivalent
- Qualifications
Other higher degree (PhD, Masters)
- Teaching and Training
Training in clinical and educational supervision
- Teaching and Training
Attendance at a teaching course
- Teaching and Training
Formal qualification in teaching/education
- Teaching and Training
Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
- Experience and Achievements
Understanding current issues within ENT and the future direction of the specialty
- Experience and Achievements
Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
- Experience and Achievements
Attendance at a recognised management course
- Experience and Achievements
Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
- Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Evidence of innovation
Job overview
Are you a GP with some ENT experience and a desire to take your skills further in a flexible, multi-disciplinary team? We’re looking for motivated GPs to join our ENT colleagues at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) as General Practitioners with an Extended Role (GPwER) in ENT.
This opportunity allows you to continue working in primary care whilst helping shape a more integrated approach to ENT care across our region.
Main duties of the job
About the role
- Up to 2.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week (1 PA = 4 hours)
- Outpatient clinics (typically two per week)
- Referral triage and Advice & Guidance
- Primary care education, clinical supervision and liaison with LMCs
- Participation in ENT clinical governance and up to 0.5 SPA for development
Ability to increase PAs dependent on successful applicants availability and service need.
Whether you're looking to broaden your clinical experience, develop a special interest alongside your GP work, or play a role in improving how ENT care is delivered for your patients — we’d love to hear from you. CHFT is nationally recognised for innovation in elective care delivery and offers a supportive, digitally advanced environment to grow your career.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust has comprehensive facilities for the diagnosis, care and treatment of ENT disease. The successful candidate will be expected to provide ENT services in conjunction with colleagues and will contribute to the development of ENT services as follows:
Clinical
- Assessment and treat patients referred with ENT conditions
- Triaging of referrals received by CHFT as well as providing Advice & Guidance
- Provision of a range of clinical interventions (e.g. micro-suction, flexible nasal endoscopy, audiology, etc.)
- The knowledge to signpost patients to other support services, including local and national patient support groups
Education and Collaborative Responsibilities
- Support and train primary care colleagues in ENT management
- Provide remote support (e.g. telephone/email advice)
- Collaborate with other GPwERs and local ENT teams
Service development
- Help shape integrated ENT pathways across primary and secondary care
- Develop management guidance for common ENT conditions
- Contribute to joint training sessions for GPs, nurses and wider MDT
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 General Practitioner with an Extended Role in ENT with Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust in Huddersfield, England. It is listed as a General practitioner Medical doctor General Practitioner role. The advertised salary is £59,175 - £95,400 per annum pro rata (dependent on experience). The contract type is Permanent: Part Time - Allocated 2.5PAs each (this includes 0.5 SPA). The application deadline is 31 Oct 2026.
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