Job summaryDoncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit an additional full-time 12-month Locum Consultant in ENT. We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our team based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary working across all Trust sites.
The appointee will be an addition to the team of 6 full time, 3 part-time consultants and one Specialist surgeon at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. The service is provided across 3 sites, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Montagu Hospital in Mexborough and Bassetlaw Hospital.
Main duties of the jobThis post is to provide ENT services within Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Trust. A sub-specialty interest in Head & Neck, Thyroid, Parathyroid and salivary Surgery is desired. The appointee would be expected to take on lead roles within Head & Neck Surgery. This post will be based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, but you may be required to perform out-patient clinics at Bassetlaw Hospital or Montagu Hospital. They will be expected to play an active part in the educational and training needs of junior doctors, medical students and nurses.
The service has an on-call rota (in conjunction with Rotherham General Hospital) for both junior (seven) and senior grade staff (four registrars and six speciality doctors), which is compliant with the European Working Time Directive. The Consultant on-call rota is shared with Rotherham and is currently 1 in 13 based at DRI. The on-call consultant provides cover to Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Bassetlaw and Rotherham accident and emergency departments and all inpatients are based at DRI. The consultant appointed, together with their colleagues, will share the responsibility for providing ENT services for the whole district. They will have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and work closely with the consultant colleagues for the proper functioning of the department.
About usDBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:- Extensive range of learning opportunities
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
- NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
DetailsDate posted: 13 August 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 272-8199613
Job locations: Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Armthorpe Road, Doncaster & Bassetlaw, DN2 5LT, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached to the advert a Job Description and Person Specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise
Desirable- FRCS (Inter collegiate)
- You must be on the specialist register for ENT or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK. In accordance with the regulations, all other categories of Doctors must be eligible to be on the GMC specialist register (evidence required prior to commencement) to be considered for a consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee
- Relevant higher degree
Experience and AchievementsEssential- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of ENT
- Understanding current issues within ENT and the future direction of the specialty
- Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
- Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
Desirable- Wide based experience in ENT
- Attendance at a recognised management course
Teaching and trainingEssential- Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and other healthcare professional.
Desirable- Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
- Training in clinical and educational supervision
- Attendance at a teaching course
- Formal qualification in teaching/education
Audit and ResearchEssential- Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects and the implementation of outcomes
Desirable- Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
- Critical Appraisal Skills
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. 
