Applications are invited for a full-time post of Senior Clinical Fellow in Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgery for 12 months. The post is based at the Lister Hospital, Stevenage and is designed to provide a platform for a registrar level surgeon to advance their clinical knowledge and skills.
The successful applicant will be actively involved in the clinical and managerial aspects of our ENT department. Our ENT department performs regularly advanced ear operations (including bone conduction and middle ear implant work), advanced rhinology procedures, transoral robotic surgery, transnasal oesophagoscopy, and has the largest cohort of thyroid/parathyroid patients in Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire. There are subspecialty clinics taking place daily (e.g., hearing and balance, smell, thyroid/parathyroid, head and neck, paediatric) and different MDTs that the fellow will be expected to attend.
There will be a defined management and teaching responsibility and the potential for collaborative research projects to be developed. Experience in ENT at SHO level is essential. The post-holder will be supervised in operating lists and clinics and will be part of the out of hours on-call rota.
Main duties of the job
This is an excellent opportunity within the ENT unit at the Trust for the appointee to further their interest and surgical knowledge and skills. The post-holder will be supervised in operating lists and clinics. The post-holder will be part of an on-call rota (1 in 7 hot weeks, 1 in 9 out of hour on calls).
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
* Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council
* MBBS or equivalent
* MRCS (ENT) or equivalent
* Advanced Life Support Certificate or equivalent
Previous Experience
* Completion of at least 12 months hospital service as SHO or higher grade, AND at least 6 months experience in ENT
Skills
* Teach the Teacher or equivalent course
Fitness to Practice
* Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation
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.
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