Specialty Doctor in ENT

Job summary

The ENT Department forms part of the Head & Neck Department (along with Ophthalmology and Maxillo Facial Services) within East Kent Hospitals. The Head and Neck department is part of the Critical Care, Anaesthetics, & Specialist Surgery Care Group. The Associate Medical Director for the Care Group Mr Nic Goodger, Consultant. For ENT, the Deputy General Manager, Miss Katie Harrison and the ENT Clinical Lead Mr Chris Theokli.

Main duties of the job Comply with GMC guidance, all clinical risk management processes and national and local infection control policies and procedures Audit your clinical outcomes, report clinical incidents and alert the trust to risk Participate in annual appraisal and work to foster good team relationships Communicate effectively with all other medical and service departments within the hospital, and with GPs and other hospitals, to ensure continuous care for each patient Undertake non-emergency work during premium time as required Respond to patient complaints in line with our complaints policy Help us keep services running smoothly by giving eight weeks' notice of annual and study leave.

About us We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000. We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway.

We're on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there's never been a better time to join us.

Details Date posted
07 October 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor Salary
63,696 to 102,689 a year

Per annum

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference number
344-6810

MEDSACJob locations

William Harvey HospitalAshfordTN
24 0LZ
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download. If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Job description
Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full

Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download. If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person Specification

Qualifications

EssentialGMC Registered

Skills and experience

Essential
12 months ENT experience at 12 months ENT experience 'at middle grade level' (including 6 months in the NHS).

Clinical governance

Essential Respect people and their dignity

Consistently safe Vigilant about safety

Takes responsibility

Speak up on behalf of those who can't

Personal/professional attributes

Essential Effective listener

Good Communication Good standard of Written and spoken English Effective Decision Maker Delivers the best outcomes

Works well as part of a team

Other Requirements

Essential Most…