Specialist ENT

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Surgeon in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery with the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Applicants should be well trained in general ENT surgery and should have a developed sub-speciality interest.

You will help to lead an excellent multi-disciplinary team in a department that has a tradition for promoting innovation and development.

We equally encourage applicants that may have planned a post certification fellowship to hone their sub-specialist interest. Applicants who are not yet on the Specialist Register will be considered.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• Work with colleagues to provide a Consultant led service with the highest standard of care.
• Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines.
• Develop and maintain good working practices with wards, outpatients and the ED department.
• Provide on call cover (1:4).
• Work at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust during part of the week and collaborate with the PHU multi-disciplinary team.
• Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary care on the IOW and in PHU.
• Offer educational, clinical support and leadership to nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to measure clinical performance and enable meaningful benchmarks to be established and evaluated within your area of responsibility.
• Ensure there is a robust process for reviewing the quality of services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure and ensure the highest standards are maintained.
• Provide a role model of professional leadership, which underpins the corporate values and behaviours of the organisation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide cover as an ENT surgeon but will have a special interest.
• Provide an out of hours on call service (1:4).
• In line with requirements of clinical governance, the appointee will be expected to participate in clinical audit,
• To teach and train staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate.
• Issuing of advice to GPs on suitability of patients for referral to hospital.
• Work with local clinical and operational managers and contribute to the efficient running of services. Share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management within your supporting professional activities.