Main area: Ears, Nose and Throat
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar
Contract: 12 months (12 month fixed term)
Hours: 40 hours per week (Full time - 40 hours per week plus on call)
Job ref: 358-6608683-ENT
Employer: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Leicester Royal Infirmary
Town: Leicester
Salary: Dependant on experience
Closing: 28/01/2025 23:59
Trust Grade Specialty Registrar Doctor in ENT - ST3-6
We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance.
Job overview
Trust Grade Registrar - Ears Nose and Throat
We have an exciting opportunity for Trust Grade Registrar Doctors within the ENT Specialty. This post is on a 12 month contract.
Ear, Nose and Throat surgery for the Leicester area is undertaken at the Leicester Royal Infirmary and the ENT Department will be expanding into the new EMPCC Hub based at the Leicester General Hospital. This expansion will help support our outpatients and inpatient day case capacity. This expansion is due to open in December 2024 and some of the duties of this post would be undertaken at this hospital.
Main duties of the job
The appointment is for a whole time (resident) Trust Grade Specialty Registrar Doctor in ENT – ST3-6 equivalent, providing training in all aspects of ENT. This is a 6 month post designed to develop skills at a level of ST3-6 Specialty Registrar.
You will work as a member of the ENT Team to provide a high quality service that aims to deliver excellent patient care. You will work within the department alongside the Consultants, Associate Specialists, Doctors in training, and Advanced nursing colleagues to deliver elective and emergency services, consistent with the Trust's strategy and values. A degree of independence in emergency assessment, decision making, and simple operating is expected. Over time, your position may evolve towards some independent practice.
Full support will be provided for CESR application for those who fulfil the criteria.
The Department serves the entire Leicestershire area with a number of sub-specialty interests being represented. There are also close links with the Leicester University Medical School.
Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
* High-quality care for all,
* Being a great place to work,
* Partnerships for impact, and
* Research and education excellence.
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
* We are compassionate,
* We are proud,
* We are inclusive, and
* We are one team.
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties of Post:
* Provide an outpatient service.
* Through peri-operative visits and ward rounds, provide high quality patient care.
* To participate in the emergency ENT on-call service.
* Play a role in the clinical management of patients.
* Participate in operating lists.
* Participate in clinical audit & demonstrate evidence-based practice where appropriate.
* Practice adequate handover of care.
* Ensure discharge summaries are completed, in anticipation of expected discharge, for all admissions.
* Contribute to service development in areas of special interest and expertise.
* Actively participate in continuing medical education.
* Undertake personal appraisal and job-planning as part of revalidation.
You will take part in a 1 in 7 on-call rota providing SpR level cover for the new Hub and supporting the emergency on-call, supervising emergency cases and ward patients during the working day, and be expected to help with the training and supervision of new junior doctors (F2 – ST2), as well as take part in Department meetings, research, and audit.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent.
* Full GMC registration with licence to practice.
* MRCS.
Experience
* Completed core surgical training or equivalent.
* Experience in management of ENT problems.
Motivation
* Evidence of motivation for further training in ENT.
Audit/Clinical Governance
* Evidence of completed audit.
Management Ability
* Experience of minor management roles.
Teaching and Training
* Evidence of a keen interest in teaching and training.
Additional Information
Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.
UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.
The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.
Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.
The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.
If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.
Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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