ENT Surgeon with a Spec Interest in Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base
Job summary
Provide comprehensive consultant-led care in rhinology, anterior skull base surgery and general ENT practice. Deliver secondary and tertiary rhinology services including management of inflammatory sinonasal disease, revision endoscopic sinus surgery and complex sinonasal pathology.
Participate in the regional anterior skull base multidisciplinary service, working closely with Neurosurgery, Radiology, Pathology, Oncology and specialist nursing colleagues. Contribute to the assessment and surgical management of patients with sinonasal tumours and other complex rhinological conditions. Work collaboratively with Ophthalmology colleagues in the delivery of lacrimal services, including endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR).
Support established multidisciplinary pathways with Neurosurgery for endoscopic anterior skull base surgery. Contribute to emergency ENT services through participation in a 1:8 on-call rota. Support teaching, training, audit, clinical governance and research activities within the department. Participate in service development and regional pathway delivery across Devon and Cornwall.
Main duties of the job
To provide a consultant-led ENT service with specialist expertise in advanced rhinology and anterior skull base surgery within the Peninsula's sole tertiary referral centre. The successful candidate will become a member of the regional skull base multidisciplinary team, working closely with colleagues in Neurosurgery, Radiology, Pathology, Oncology and allied specialist services.
The role will support the continued delivery of comprehensive secondary and tertiary rhinology services across the Southwest Peninsula, including endoscopic sinus surgery, management of complex sinonasal disease and participation in established anterior skull base pathways. The post offers opportunities to contribute to service development, education, clinical governance and multidisciplinary working within a well-established consultant team.
About us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment.
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Job responsibilities
The Job Role The successful applicant will: Provide comprehensive consultant-led care in rhinology, anterior skull base surgery and general ENT practice. Deliver secondary and tertiary rhinology services including management of inflammatory sinonasal disease, revision endoscopic sinus surgery and complex sinonasal pathology.
Participate in the regional anterior skull base multidisciplinary service, working closely with Neurosurgery, Radiology, Pathology, Oncology and specialist nursing colleagues. Contribute to the assessment and surgical management of patients with sinonasal tumours and other complex rhinological conditions. Work collaboratively with Ophthalmology colleagues in the delivery of lacrimal services, including endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR).
Support established multidisciplinary pathways with Neurosurgery for endoscopic anterior skull base surgery. Contribute to emergency ENT services through participation in a 1:8 on-call rota. Support teaching, training, audit, clinical governance and research activities within the department. Participate in service development and regional pathway delivery across Devon and Cornwall.
The department operates with a flexible and collegiate consultant structure to ensure sustainable delivery of both secondary and tertiary ENT services. The successful candidate will join an experienced and supportive consultant team with established subspecialty interests across rhinology, skull base surgery, head and neck surgery, otology and laryngology.
The post offers opportunities to further develop multidisciplinary rhinology and anterior skull base services in collaboration with colleagues across the Trust and wider Peninsula network.
PERSON SPECIFICATION ATTRIBUTES ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE Education, qualifications & special training Full GMC registration Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CSER(CP) proposed CCT/CESR(CP) date must be within 6 months of interview, CESR or European Community Rights.
Fellowship in advanced rhinology and anterior skull base surgery Higher degrees Postgraduate awards and prizes Other medical qualifications Experience outside specialty KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE Demonstrate evidence of good clinical training Attend appropriate basic training courses Ability to manage basic surgical conditions in children.
Demonstrate evidence of wide based knowledge Attend appropriate courses/meetings in the last 6 years covering the spectrum of the entire speciality Specialist skills Demonstrate evidence of having had a broad subspeciality training Evidence of ability to perform advanced subspecialty procedures Comprehensive knowledge of subspeciality subject Attended subspeciality-specific meetings in the last 3 years Attended advanced subspecialty specific courses Comprehensive knowledge of subspeciality subject Research Evidence of a research interest Published (or accepted for publication) as principal author in peer reviewed journal Extensively published Presentations at local/reginal/national and international meetings Publications and presentations in subspeciality subject Demonstrate an enthusiasm to continue with research Teaching Demonstrate experience in having taught other junior doctors and undergraduates Formal medical education qualification Communication and interpersonal skills Well-presented CV Information technology skills Good presentation skills Demonstrate evidence of ability to communicate and co-operate well with both patients and other health care professionals as judged by the general contest of the CV Management Evidence of interest and ability in management Management qualification Undergraduate Teaching University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is one of the NHS partners of the University of Plymouth Peninsula Medical School.
The Directorate has a commitment to a significant part of the clinical undergraduate teaching programme. The post holder will be expected to participate in undergraduate teaching activities. Additional job planned sessions for protected teaching time would be agreed by mutual agreement with the Service Line Director. Such arrangements will be agreed within the Trusts' annual job planning and medical staff appraisal process.
Proposed Job Plan Details of the proposed job plan should be set out below. Whilst a standard job plan would consist of 10 PAs, we would be able to consider whether the post could be undertaken on a flexible or less than full-time basis. On the appointment 1.5 SPA standard (1 SPA timetabled and 0.5 SPAs flexible). This may increase as the appointee becomes more involved in undergraduate or post graduate teaching or other department activities.
Type (DCC/SPA) PA Monday AM Admin DCC 1 PM Clinic / LA rhinology list DCC 1 Tuesday AM Clinic DCC 1 PM Clinic DCC 1 Wednesday AM OFF PM Fortnightly paeds theare DCC 0.625 Thursday AM Head and Neck & Skull Base MDT DCC 0.125 PM SPA DCC 1.0 Friday AM Theatre DCC 1.25 PM Theatre DCC 1.25 Additional On call 1 in 8 weekdays, 1 in 8 weekends (0.75PA unpredictable and 0.5 predictable to include post operative ward round) SPA (Flexible) DCC SPA 1.25 0.5 Total DCC 8.5 Total SPA 1.5 Total PAs 10 Proposed Timetable The job plan will be agreed on appointment the published Job plan is indicative ON CALL Frequency of rota commitment Category A (tick as appropriate) Category B (tick as appropriate) 1 in 1 - 1 in 4 rota 8% 3% 1 in 5 1 in 8 rota 5% 2% 1 in 9 or less 3% 1% Agreed PA value of on call 1.25 Agreed on call rota frequency 1 in 8 weekdays and weekends
Person Specification
Education, qualifications & special training Essential oFull GMC registration oEntry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CSER(CP) - proposed CCT/CESR(CP) date must be within 6 months of interview, CESR or European Community Rights. oFellowship in advanced rhinology and anterior skull base surgery Desirable oHigher degrees oPostgraduate awards and prizes oOther medical qualifications Experience outside specialty Knowledge and Experience Essential oDemonstrate evidence of good clinical training oAttend appropriate basic training courses oAbility to manage basic surgical conditions in children.
Desirable oDemonstrate evidence of wide based knowledge oAttend appropriate courses/meetings in the last 6 years covering the spectrum of the entire speciality Specialist skills Essential oDemonstrate evidence of having had a broad subspeciality training oEvidence of ability to perform advanced subspecialty procedures oComprehensive knowledge of subspeciality subject Desirable oAttended subspeciality-specific meetings in the last 3 years oAttended advanced subspecialty specific courses Research Essential oEvidence of a research interest oPublished (or accepted for publication) as principal author in peer reviewed journal Desirable oExtensively published oPresentations at local/reginal/national and international meetings oPublications and presentations in subspeciality subject oDemonstrate an enthusiasm to continue with research Teaching Essential oDemonstrate experience in having taught other junior doctors and undergraduates Desirable oFormal medical education qualification Communication and interpersonal skills Essential oWell-presented CV Desirable oInformation technology skills oGood presentation skills oDemonstrate evidence of ability to communicate and co-operate well with both patients and other health care professionals as judged by the general contest of the CV Management Desirable oEvidence of interest and ability in management oManagement qualification
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
