Job overview
The successful candidate for this middle grade (registrar / specialty trainee level) post will work as part of the ENT team at Salford Royal Hospital of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA). Our ENT department is a tertiary unit offering general ENT in addition to: voice and airway, specialist rhinology, specialist otology and anterior and lateral skull base.
The 12-month post holder will co-lead the undergraduate ENT teaching and support the supervision of medical students. This involves taking on the primary role of facilitating the medical students’ week in Otolaryngology through organising timetables for theatres and clinic exposure. Teaching involves both didactic and small group/bedside teaching with clinical skills development. The department can help the candidate during their 12 months to develop other skills (both clinical and non-clinical) which can be discussed with their educational supervisor. When medical students are not rotating through the department, the post holder will be timetabled clinical activity.
Main duties of the job
The post would provide an excellent opportunity for a potential ENT trainee looking to increase their exposure in ENT or develop their CV in order to facilitate their entry to specialty training or for a more senior trainee wishing to consolidate their experience.
The post holder will have the opportunity to co-lead the undergraduate ENT teaching and support the supervision of medical students. There will be ample opportunities in both posts to develop skills across the specialty, both clinical and surgical skills. The duties also include being part of the middle grade on call rota.
Duties of the post – Clinical
1) Participate with the daily care of all ENT in-patients including ward rounds, reviewing inpatient referrals and ongoing review of inpatients.
2) Clinical supervision of foundation and core trainees on the team.
3) Clinical sessions would be scheduled on a job plan, ensuring ample opportunity for both operative and clinical training on non-teaching weeks. This would be agreed once appointed and can be modified to accommodate specific training and educational requirements of the successful applicant.
Teaching, Research & Governance: an active involvement in the research, education and governance programmes would be expected. This would include leading the teaching of medical undergraduates and supervising foundation and core surgical trainees.
On call: the successful candidate will be required to participate in the on-call middle grade rota
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
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This advert is for Senior Teaching Fellow (SCF Grade) ENT with Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in Salford, North West, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Ear, Nose and Throat role. The advertised salary is £67,325 - £76,582 per annum. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term 12 months). The application deadline is 11 Jun 2026.
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