Ent Specialist

40 hours per week - 12 months contract
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust are seeking a Specialty Doctor in ENT Surgery to join the ENT Team at Tameside Hospital for 12 months.
The post holder will be expected to undertake both general adult and paediatric ENT work; this will include the management of elective and emergency patients. We are a young and dynamic department, keen to progress our services and make the most of the opportunities available to us.
The successful applicant should have the ability and commitment to promote best practice in patient management in conjunction with delivering local and national targets. Your experience and enthusiasm will be supported by a skilled team of clinical staff along with a full complement of dedicated and trained nurses.
**Main Job Purpose**:
To provide a clinical specialist ENT service and a second on-call weekday service for Tameside General Hospital only.
Key

**Responsibilities**:
**Outpatient work**: 5-6 general clinics
**Theatre work**: ad hoc/max 2 sessions (consultant-led lists with a junior trainee)
**Admin& SPA**: 2-3 sessions
Ward rounds - daily
Administrative work - reviewing results, reviewing letters, and organising the rota
Teaching / audit / research - teaching medical students and FY2 and GP trainees and participating in departmental audits
**On-call**:
At present there is a 1 in 4 oncall during the week only (Monday 8am to Friday 5pm) as we are a 5-day department with prospective cover. These are 24-hour non-resident on-calls with first on-call cover provided by ENT juniors through the day and orthopaedic and general surgical juniors out of hours. There is no weekend on-call commitment.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
Safety
Care
Respect
Communication
Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.