Head & Neck ENT Consultant | Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join our expanding patient‑centred and supportive ENT department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting time to support inpatient and outpatient transformation as part of a blended workforce as we develop inpatient and outpatient pathways. Our ENT service has a team of 5 consultants, two specialty doctors, three speciality trainees and 6 junior doctors.

The Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, covering Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre, with services at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Clifton Hospital and others, serving a resident population of approximately 330,000 and 12 million holidaymakers.

• Deliver face‑to‑face onsite clinical sessions or within a community‑based environment.
• Provide an outpatient service alongside other members of the department based in Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
• Carry out benign head and neck, diagnostic surgical procedures and routine ENT activity.
• Support the running of the weekly Neck Lump Clinic along with radiologist and Fast Track patient sessions.
• Supervise, undertake and deal with complications relating to the routine ENT surgical and head and neck procedures.
• Attend Head and Neck MDT and Thyroid MDT.
• Contribute to clinical and educational activities within the directorate as determined by the assigned educational lead.
• Provide a high‑quality service to the local population including an emergency on‑call commitment (current on‑call rota 1:5 including weekends, under review).

• Full GMC Registration or working towards CESR or European Community Rights (must be confirmed by GMC by the date of AAC).
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register or working towards it.
• Appropriate higher surgical qualification (FRCS or equivalent).
• NHS experience and broad clinical ENT experience with a sub‑speciality interest in Head & Neck.

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