Department: ENT
Location: Manchester / Preston / Chorley / Bolton

We are recruiting ENT Consultant / Speciality Doctor to join our well-established Community ENT Department. The Clinicians must be able to deliver the highest standard of ENT out-patient care, covering all routine ENT conditions that present in a community clinic. You will be supporting the ENT Department which sees patients in Greater Manchester, Preston and Chorley. Working as a senior member of the team you will form effective and collaborative working relationships with team members and lead by example. You will be professionally accountable to the Responsible Officer if this is your main substantive position. The clinician must provide, in collaboration with clinical colleagues, a comprehensive ENT service to patients. This will include ensuring that services are provided in an effective and efficient manner and that the principles of clinical governance are maintained at all times.

The Full-Time role is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Saturday and required to work flexibly to provide the ENT service within clinics across several sites. We offer a highly competitive salary and a generous flexible benefits package. The candidate must have minimum two years experience.

Main duties of the job

• Demonstrate delivery of high standards of care.
• Ensure patient is involved in decision-making regarding their care.
• Respect the privacy and dignity of patients and other staff at all times.
• Take ongoing responsibility for leading the management of patients under his/her care
• Participate in the development of the ENT service, treatment protocols and guidelines and the greater knowledge in the management of conditions
• Develop, maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialties and with General Practitioners and medical professionals from acute hospitals.
• Demonstrate a firm involvement in clinical governance, risk management and clinical audit, including participation in the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continuous and safe clinical practice.

About us
Beacon Medical Services Group is a leading provider of high-quality Diagnostic and Healthcare Services to the NHS. We believe passionately in providing our patients with an excellent customer experience. Our patients are at the heart of what we do, and our Clinical and support teams are vital to making that commitment succeed.

We can offer you the opportunity to work in an area of your expertise, with dedicated on-going support. We are a company that takes great pride in providing quality services to the NHS and all of this is made possible by having a great Team. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required. If you are suitably qualified and are passionate about delivering quality care, then please apply today.

The successful applicant will share our vision and is committed to our values and goals for the delivery of the best care to our patients. An innovative thinker who inspires the team whose focus is putting the patient first will be rewarded by working with a company that puts the needs of patients and the development of its staff at the core.

For any informal enquiries please email claire.taker@nhs.net

Job responsibilities
The Clinicians must be able to deliver the highest standard of ENT out-patient care, covering all routine ENT conditions that present in a community clinic. To provide, in collaboration with clinical colleagues, a comprehensive ENT service to patients. This will include ensuring that services are provided in an effective and efficient manner and that the principles of clinical governance are maintained at all times.

The post holder will be required to work flexibly to provide the ENT service within clinics across several sites. This may include working with different teams and environments on a regular basis.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate delivery of high standards of care.
• Ensure patient is involved in decision-making regarding their care.
• Respect the privacy and dignity of patients and other staff at all times.
• Take ongoing responsibility for leading the management of patients under his/her care
• Participate in the development of the ENT service, treatment protocols and guidelines and the greater knowledge in the management of conditions
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialities and with General Practitioners and medical professionals from acute hospitals.
• Demonstrate a firm involvement in clinical governance, risk management and clinical audit, including participation in the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continuous and safe clinical practice.

Organisational:

• Practice and promote confidentiality at all times.
• Demonstrate adherence to all BMSG policies and procedures.
• Accurately record relevant information in appropriate format.
• Communicate with all members of the clinical and administrative teams in a professional manner and be able to convey relevant information to and receive feedback from same.
• Demonstrate adherence to all Information Governance requirements.

Managing Resources:

• Demonstrates economy in use of resources.
• Take responsibility for the care of all equipment used.
• Demonstrate understanding of adherence to local and National Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Training & Development:

• Evidence completion of all mandatory training as required for the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential

• Full Registration, current GMC registration on appropriate specialist register
• Evidence of clinical experience and expertise in clinical speciality
• Knowledge and ability to understand and work within the dynamics of clinical/management teams
• Aptitude/Personal Qualities
• Good interpersonal skills in order to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients and other healthcare professionals
• I.T skills for use of PC
• Punctual and reliable
• Physically capable of undertaking the work involved

Desirable

• Evidence of involvement in audit/research relevant to clinical speciality

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working within clinical and support teams

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).