Locum Consultant In ENT Surgery: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

We are looking for talented, committed health care professionals to lead our ambitious new healthcare organisation. In return, the Barts Health will provide unsurpassed professional development opportunities, enabling investment in a range of new initiatives that would mean:

• doctors and nurses in training will be able to gain experience in different hospitals along the whole patient pathway.

• there would be greater opportunity for career progression – we will retain good staff who might otherwise leave to gain promotion.

• becoming world-class will enable us to recruit some of the best doctors and researchers in the world – who can share their knowledge and experience.

• success breeds success. An organisation that is recognised as a world-leader will find it easier to recruit more staff, meaning we can work to reduce the number of persistent vacancies.

• joining forces with other partners in an Academic Health Science System will mean that staff would be better able to secure funds and pool their talents to develop new technology, techniques and treatments.

Main duties of the job

GENERAL DUTIES OF LOCUM CONSULTANT STAFF

Consultants will have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of their departments.

Consultants will undertake administrative duties associated with the care of their patients and the running of their clinics or department. All Consultants are expected to assume responsibility both singly and corporately for the management of the Junior Medical Staff. In particular, they are expected to be responsible for approving and monitoring junior staff rotas and junior staff locum arrangements, where appropriate.

The successful applicant will be expected to participate fully in the medical audit arrangements in the district.

All Consultants have a responsibility to contribute to the teaching and assessment of

undergraduates and of junior doctors.

Consultants are expected to continue with all aspects of professional development to allow successful appraisal and revalidation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher degree – BSc MS MD PhD

Registration

Essential

• Registered on GMC specialist register or within 6 months of obtaining it at the time of the interview

Knowledge

Essential

• I.T. skills and computer literacy.

Desirable

• NHS experience in last 3 years

Specialty

Essential

• Paediatric ENT fellowship demonstrating subspecialist training in Paediatric ENT surgery, including airway reconstruction
• Broad based general professional training in general medicine

Training and Teaching

Essential

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff

Desirable

• Training the Trainers Course or equivalent Teaching and Assessment in Practice Course or equivalent

Management and Audit

Essential

• Understanding the principles of clinical governance and its implications
• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
• Understanding and experience of audit

Desirable

• Evidence of service audit, design or change management

Research/Publications

Essential

• Knowledge of research methodology
• Evidence of ongoing interest and achievement in research

Desirable

• Training in research methodology.
• Publications in peer review journals
• Presentations to learned societies

Personal Skills

Essential

• Ability to liaise well with external agencies
• Accountability. Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
• Communication. Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English;
• Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co- operatively with others.
• Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
• Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
• Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets
• Patient Care: Commitment to deliver a high-quality service with patient welfare at forefront of practice

Closing Date: 25 November 2026