ENT Rhinology Locum Consultant

Applications are invited for Consultant in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery with University hospitals of Northamptonshire. Applicants should be well trained in general ENT surgery and should have developed an interest in Rhinology.
You will help to lead an excellent multi-disciplinary team in a department that has a tradition or promoting innovation and development.
Job Description/Person Specification is pending Royal college approval.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
Work with colleagues to provide a Consultant led service with the highest standard of care.
Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines.
Develop and maintain good working practices with wards, outpatients and the ED departments.
Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary care.
Offer educational, clinical support and leadership and junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary.
Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to measure clinical performance and enable meaningful benchmarks to be established and evaluated within your area of responsibility.
Ensure there is a robust process for reviewing the quality of services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure and ensure the highest standards are maintained.
Provide a role model of professional leadership, which underpins the corporate values and behaviours agreed by the organisation, ensuring these are understood and demonstrated by the medical workforce within your area and take remedial action where poor behaviour are demonstrated.
Ensure that junior doctors training conforms to College requirements.
Participate in the appraisal of medical staff within the department in line with the trust's agreed policy

Working for our organisation
The University Hospitals of of Northamptonshire is committed to create a single countywide integrated Head and Neck Centre of Excellence that comprises Audiology, ENT, Maxillofacial and Orthodontic units, considering patient need and future service trends.
The service will be designed without reference to organisational boundaries and will serve the interests of both Trusts within the group model", Provisional assessment of Programmed Activities for a whole-time contract of 10 PA split between DCC and SPA.
The Job Plan will:
+ be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultant's duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year;
+ cover all aspects of a consultant's professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities;
+ provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external;
+ include personal objectives with details of their link to wider service objectives, and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and the objective.
All consultants will undergo appraisal and revalidation, comply with the terms and conditions of the organisation and ensure their statutory and mandatory training is current and compliant., Applications will be transferred to TRAC system, by completing an application your are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data.
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive and we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
We welcome applications from members of our black and minority ethnic (BME) communities, especially in relation to senior posts within at KGH.
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.
Appointments will be made on merit.
In submitting an application form, you authorise Kettering General Hospital (KGH) NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training record.
If you need to have a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check, as a requirement of the role, you will be required to repay the cost of obtaining a DBS check (£50) and this amount will be reclaimed from your first salary. From 1st February 2019 all new starters to the Trust are required to join the DBS update service as per Trust DBS Re-checking Policy which has an annual cost of £13. New employees who do not join the update service will be required to pay £50 for a new DBS check in 3 years time.
Please note that news starters with KGH are subject to a six month probationary period.
Please ensure that the information you provide on your application form is correct, accurate and that nothing has been omitted. Any information that is stated in your application form in relation to qualifications/training courses/work/education experience/references must be able to be evidenced. Failure to do so may result if your offer being withdrawn.
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We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.