Job summaryHomerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to invite applications for a substantive Consultant ENT Surgeon with a sub-specialty interest in General ENT and Sleep Surgery. This is a permanent, full-time post comprising 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week, developed in response to current service needs within our well-regarded ENT department at Homerton University Hospital.
This post offers an exciting opportunity to join a progressive, collaborative and forward-thinking ENT department within a Trust rated 'Outstanding' for care by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The post has been developed to support service expansion and to ensure continuity in the delivery of high-quality elective ENT care, with scope to develop services for adult and paediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). There are opportunities to offer palatal surgery, barbed pharyngoplasty, TORS and to introduce OSA implants (e.g. hypoglossal nerve stimulation), supported by appropriate theatre access and team collaboration.
Main duties of the jobThe ENT department provides a comprehensive secondary-care service covering adult and paediatric general ENT, head & neck, otology, rhinology, paediatric airway and sleep surgery. The appointee's caseload will primarily comprise adult and paediatric general ENT, adult sleep surgery, and elective day-case operating, supported by appropriate outpatient and MDT activity. Annual departmental activity includes approximately:
- 12,000+ new and follow-up outpatient attendances per year (face-to-face and virtual)
- 3,000+ elective and day-case ENT procedures per year
- Active sleep surgery pathway with a growing case-mix in adult OSA
- Established paediatric ENT operating within dedicated paediatric DSU sessions
About usHomerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job responsibilitiesThe provisional job plan is for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week. This is detailed in the indicative timetable sown on the job description. The job plan will be reviewed at the annual job planning round and a formal review will be undertaken within 6 to 12 months of appointment, in line with RCS England guidance and the Trust's job planning policy. Elements of the timetable may be subject to change due to a Trust-wide reconfiguration of the theatre schedule; any such changes will be managed in accordance with service requirements and the Trust's job planning policy.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent intercollegiate higher surgical qualification in Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.
Desirable- Higher academic degree (BSc, MSc, MD, PhD or equivalent).
RegistrationEssential- Full registration and licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC).
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Otolaryngology, via one of: Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) -- proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview; CESR / Portfolio pathway -- applicant must be on the Specialist Register at the time of interview; or alternative routes to specialist registration -- applicant must be on the Specialist Register at the time of interview.
Desirable- Post-CCT fellowship in sleep surgery, complex sleep airway
- NHS consultant experience.
Specialty / Sub-specialty ExpertiseEssential- Sub-specialist training and/or fellowship in adult Sleep Surgery (palatal surgery, pharyngoplasty techniques, drug-induced sleep endoscopy/DISE).
- Broad-based general professional training in adult and paediatric ENT, including emergency ENT.
- Competence in routine paediatric ENT operating (e.g. grommets, adenotonsillectomy, paediatric airway endoscopy) consistent with the RCS England requirement that adult surgeons can manage common, non-specialised conditions in children.
- Demonstrable experience in the multidisciplinary management of adult Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA), working alongside respiratory medicine and sleep physiology services.
Desirable- Experience of newer / advanced sleep surgery techniques (e.g. barbed pharyngoplasty, TORS for sleep apnoea, hypoglossal nerve stimulation / OSA implants).
- Experience of drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) reporting
- Sub-specialty fellowship in paediatric sleep / airway surgery.
Knowledge and ExpertiseEssential- Knowledge of NHS structures, NHS England commissioning, and the Integrated Care System (ICS) model.
- Familiarity with electronic patient record systems used in NHS practice (e.g. Cerner Millennium, ICE).
Desirable- NHS experience within the last 3 years.
Training and TeachingEssential- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior / senior medical staff.
- Commitment to the educational supervision of resident doctors, SAS doctors and allied health professionals
Desirable- Training the Trainers course or equivalent recognised teaching qualification.
- Experience as a recognised Clinical Supervisor and/or Assigned Educational Supervisor (AES).
- Formal educational qualification (e.g. PGCert in Medical Education).
Management and AuditEssential- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance and its implications for practice.
- Demonstrable commitment to safe and equitable consultant team-working in line with RCS England's Good Surgical Practice.
Desirable- Evidence of service audit, service design, pathway redesign or change-management activity.
- Evidence of completed audits and quality improvement work with implementation of change.
Research and PublicationsEssential- Knowledge of research methodology
- Evidence of ongoing interest and engagement in Sleep Surgery / OSA-related research, service evaluation or quality improvement.
Desirable- Formal training in research methodology (e.g. GCP, MRes).
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals. Preferably relating to subspecialty interest
- Presentations to learned societies (national / international).
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.Applications 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).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
