Locum ENT Consultant with Specialist interest in Laryngology/Voice

Job overview

Applications are invited for the above post to join our expanding ENT team. The successful candidate subspecialty interest in Laryngology/Voice will complement the department`s needs and future plans. The appointee will join the existing 15 consultants.   An on call commitment will be required.

High quality specialist care particularly in cancer, renal and cardiac services has gained us a national and international reputation.  We are at the forefront of many research programmes and new surgical procedures, such as keyhole heart valve surgery and our research into diabetes, genetics and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.  We also play a vital role in teaching the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, by working closely with local universities.

Applicants must already be on the GMC specialist register or within 6 months at the time of interview be eligible for a certificate of completion of specialist training and meet the essential requirements.

As this post is regulated by the Protection of Children Act 1999, The Criminal Justice Courts Act 2000 and the Care Standards Act 2000 an enhanced police criminal records disclosure will be requested by the Trust in the event of a successful application.

For further information and for an informal discussion interested applicants are encouraged to contact Mr T Valsamakis, Consultant ENT Surgeon/ Head of Service on 0116 258 5643

Main duties of the job

Principal  Elements of the post will be:-

• To Supervise and train junior medical staff
• At LRI we have shared responsibility for beds on wards 9, Day ward, the Kinmonth Unit and paediatric wards

- At LGH we have shared responsibility for beds on Medical Day Case Unit

• Clinical sessions as laid out in the job plan
• Teaching, research and administration.
• Develop the service along with the other ENT Consultants at UHL.
• To take part in the adult & paediatric on call rota

Other Duties:-

The successful candidate will be required to undertake managerial duties associated with the care of their patients and the running of their Clinical Department.

As this post is regulated by the Protection of Children Act 1999, The Criminal Justice Courts Act 2000 and the Care Standards Act 2000 an enhanced police criminal records disclosure will be requested by the Trust in the event of a successful application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Adult ENT patients at LRI are managed on Ward 9 which is a 18 bedded mixed adult ward shared with plastic surgery and maxillofacial surgery. The Kinmonth Unit provides high dependency care for airway patients and patients undergoing head and neck surgery.  We also have an Adult Surgical Dayward located on Balmoral Level 2 adjacent to the theatres.

The department of ENT is an extremely busy one, providing a combination of 35 inpatient and day case operating lists with dedicated paediatric theatres. These are all run through the central operating department and Surgical Day Ward.

Our outpatient department is a dedicated ENT department supported by audiology currently based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary with plans to expand into the Elective Care HUB at the Leicester General Hospital at the end of the year. The outpatients department provides accommodation for the medical staff in fully equipped individual consulting rooms.

The East Midlands Planned Care Centre (EMPCC) at the Leicester General Hospital will consist of two theatres, 21 recovery beds (4 first stage & 17 second stage) and 12 post operative recovery beds with a Medical Day Case Unit consisting of 18 medical daycase treatment areas.  There will be an outpatients department which has 14 outpatient clinic rooms, 4 procedures rooms & 6 recovery beds.  ENT will have access to 1 all-day extended theatre list 3 times a week, 2 clinic rooms 6 days a week and an audiology booth.

ENT also support community clinics, which are currently run in Loughborough, Melton Mowbray, Oakham, Market Harborough, Hinckley and Coalville.

ENT support a busy Childrens and Adults Emergency department.

For further information and for an informal discussion interested applicants are encouraged to contact Mr T Valsamakis, Consultant ENT Surgeon/ Head of Service on 0116 258 5643 or 0116 258 5191.