Consultant in ENT with a Special Interest in Head & Neck Surgery

We are inviting applications for a full-time Consultant in ENT with a special interest in Head & Neck Surgery at Ipswich Hospital.

The department fosters sub-specialist interest underpinned by some cross-site working. The new post holder will be based at Ipswich Hospital and all elective sessions will be at Ipswich Hospital (base hospital) - a shared cross-cover on-call service provision is in place with Colchester Hospital (21 miles, 40 minutes apart by car) with emergency care alternating between sites on a weekly basis.

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 department.
• Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments, and primary care.
• Offer educational, clinical support, and leadership to 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 organization, ensuring these are understood and demonstrated by the medical workforce within your area and take remedial action where poor behavior is 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.