About this role
Job summary
Applications are invited for a full-time post of Senior Clinical Fellow with Research 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, trans- nasal 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, facial palsy, 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. The successful applicant will be responsible to the Clinical Director of ENT, Ms Joanna Stephens.
Main duties of the job
Clinically, 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 ENT department performs regularly advanced ear operations (including bone conduction and middle ear implant work), advanced rhinology procedures (and use of Navigation), transoral robotic surgery, trans-nasal 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 and parathyroid, head and neck, paediatric) and different MDTs that the fellow will be expected to attend. The post-holder will be supervised in operating lists and clinics.The post holder will be part of an on-call rota (1 in 8 hot weeks, no out of hours on call committment).
ResearchThe post-holder will have dedicated research time and will be expected to contribute to existing departmental projects, as well as initiate new projects aimed at achieving publications, national presentations, and attracting funding for the department and the Trust.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching 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 Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
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. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training Essential
Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council MBBS or equivalent MRCS (ENT) equivalent Advanced Life Support Certificate or equivalent
Previous Experience Essential
Completion of at least 12 months hospital service as SHO or higher grade, AND At least 6 months experience in ENT Recognition of and ability to undertake the initial management of an acutely ill patient Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems Demonstrable interest in and comprehension of ENT including managing a range of emergency and elective presentations
Skills Essential
Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues Ability to teach clinical skills Experience in organising educational activities
Fitness to Practice Essential
Up to date and fit to practice safely and aware of own training needs Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Knowledge Essential
Experience of audit
Other Requirements Essential
Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion Role model our Trust values every day
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Ln
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)