ENT Surgeon with a Spec Interest in Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base: Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Job summary

  • Provide comprehensive consultant-led care in rhinology, anterior skull base surgery and general ENT practice.
  • Deliver secondary and tertiary rhinology services including management of inflammatory sinonasal disease, revision endoscopic sinus surgery and complex sinonasal pathology.
  • Participate in the regional anterior skull base multidisciplinary service, working closely with Neurosurgery, Radiology, Pathology, Oncology and specialist nursing colleagues.
  • Contribute to the assessment and surgical management of patients with sinonasal tumours and other complex rhinological conditions.
  • Work collaboratively with Ophthalmology colleagues in the delivery of lacrimal services, including endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR).
  • Support established multidisciplinary pathways with Neurosurgery for endoscopic anterior skull base surgery.
  • Contribute to emergency ENT services through participation in a 1:8 on-call rota.
  • Support teaching, training, audit, clinical governance and research activities within the department.
  • Participate in service development and regional pathway delivery across Devon and Cornwall.

Main duties of the job

To provide a consultant-led ENT service with specialist expertise in advanced rhinology and anterior skull base surgery within the Peninsula’s sole tertiary referral centre.

The successful candidate will become a member of the regional skull base multidisciplinary team, working closely with colleagues in Neurosurgery, Radiology, Pathology, Oncology and allied specialist services.

The role will support the continued delivery of comprehensive secondary and tertiary rhinology services across the Southwest Peninsula, including endoscopic sinus surgery, management of complex sinonasal disease and participation in established anterior skull base pathways. The post offers opportunities to contribute to service development, education, clinical governance and multidisciplinary working within a well-established consultant team.

Person Specification

Education, qualifications & special training

Essential

  • oFull GMC registration oEntry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CSER(CP) – proposed CCT/CESR(CP) date must be within 6 months of interview, CESR or European Community Rights. oFellowship in advanced rhinology and anterior skull base surgery

Desirable

  • oHigher degrees
  • oPostgraduate awards and prizes
  • oOther medical qualifications Experience outside specialty

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • oDemonstrate evidence of good clinical training oAttend appropriate basic training courses oAbility to manage basic surgical conditions in children.

Desirable

  • oDemonstrate evidence of wide based knowledge
  • oAttend appropriate courses/meetings in the last 6 years covering the spectrum of the entire speciality

Specialist skills

Essential

  • oDemonstrate evidence of having had a broad subspeciality training oEvidence of ability to perform advanced subspecialty procedures oComprehensive knowledge of subspeciality subject

Desirable

  • oAttended subspeciality-specific meetings in the last 3 years
  • oAttended advanced subspecialty specific courses

Research

Essential

  • oEvidence of a research interest oPublished (or accepted for publication) as principal author in peer reviewed journal

Desirable

  • oExtensively published
  • oPresentations at local/reginal/national and international meetings
  • oPublications and presentations in subspeciality subject
  • oDemonstrate an enthusiasm to continue with research

Teaching

Essential

  • oDemonstrate experience in having taught other junior doctors and undergraduates

Desirable

  • oFormal medical education qualification

Communication and interpersonal skills

Essential

  • oWell-presented CV

Desirable

  • oInformation technology skills
  • oGood presentation skills
  • oDemonstrate evidence of ability to communicate and co-operate well with both patients and other health care professionals as judged by the general contest of the CV

Management

Desirable

  • oEvidence of interest and ability in management
  • oManagement qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 25 October 2026

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