Job overview

This is a whole time SHO level post in ENT/Head & Neck Surgery based at SGH with duties at Southampton General Hospital and Royal South Hants Hospital.  This post is for fixed term with ASAP start until August 2024 to cover a CT1 gap.  The successful applicant will be integrated into the ENT SHO (Senior House Officer) rota.  This involves covering ENT SHO on calls, ward work, urgent treatment clinics, main ENT outpatients and ENT theatres. The on calls include 1:6 weekends but no night shifts.  The applicant would be working in a supervised environment.

This post requires that the successful applicant should have had some training and skills ENT Surgery, ideally with prior ENT SHO (ST1-2) level experience.  The applicant should have completed their Foundation competencies.

The successful candidate must be on the GMC register with a licence to practice. Should you wish to discuss the post further please contact Clare Hawkins Care Group Manager Surgery Tel: (023) 81 20 4430

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached. 

Working for our organisation

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care. 

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

What you’ll do 

Duties of the Trust Fellow entail supervision of patients in collaboration with other colleagues. Supervision of Junior Fellows and liaison with firms in other departments. There is also a teaching commitment to undergraduate medical students and nurses.

Duties of the SHO/Fellow include:

• Involvement in research projects and audits
• Daily W/R
• Supervision of Foundation doctors
• Supervised theatre lists, endoscopy lists, outpatients
• Teaching commitments to medical students
• ENT SHO on call rota including long days (0730-2030) but no night shifts.

What we’re looking for

You are responsible for ensuring that the patient, family and carers are at the centre of everything you do.

Be open, honest and willing to acknowledge when something has gone wrong.  Make timely apologies and take action to report incidents, including near misses; to ensure that as an organisation we learn.

You should continuously seek to reduce harm by speaking up to managers and leaders if you believe that a lack of skills, knowledge or resources place patients at a risk of harm or if your concerns are not being listened to.  Managers and leaders must listen to others when they raise concerns and take action.

Wholeheartedly commit to learning about safety, continually striving to improve excellent care.  Develop your own ability to detect and correct defects.

Additional information

Salary: MT03 £43,923 - SHO Level, CT1/ST1-2

Interviews will be held: TBC

Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.

Person specification

Qualifications and training

Essential criteria

• MB BS or equivalent
• MRCS or equivalent
• Full registration with the GMC

Desirable criteria

• Certification or instructor status in ATLS, ALS

Previous or relevant experience

Essential criteria

• 6 months experience in NHS / Surgery with on calls at middle grade level
• Offer expert clinical opinion
• Work independently
• Documented audit experience
• Clinical skills and practice in the speciality

Living the Trust values

Essential criteria

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Aptitudes and skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence and ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and colleagues (verbal and written communication skills in English)
• Good manual dexterity
• Ability to travel
• IT Skills

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if large numbers of applications are received.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to acknowledge receipt of your application. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date of this post, please presume that you have not been selected for interview.

Applicants from University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust whose posts are considered to be ‘At Risk’ will be given prior consideration for this post

Our Trust runs the return to practice course each year for nurses who have been out of the profession and wish to return. To find out more please visit our website:

http://www.uhs.nhs.uk/WorkingHere/Typesofjob/Nurses/Returntonursing.aspx

http://www.discoversouthampton.co.uk/   Information on Southampton as a place to live and enjoy

https://www.uhs-vle.co.uk/   See what fantastic training and development we have on offer at UHS

http://www.youtube.com/user/SouthamptonHospitals learn about the Trust through visiting our YouTube channel 

Getting to Work

Application can be made for parking on site at UHS or through one of the park and ride schemes. This will be based on specific criteria to determine eligibility for site parking as this can be very limited.  UHS encourages staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible. UHS is well connected through bus services to the city centre and other areas.

Please note that we will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

Our staff are positive about working at UHS and rate us above average compared to other NHS Trusts in the Staff Attitude Survey. We are rated strongly on a number of areas including teamwork, communication and engagement.

Equality remains at the centre of all Trust policy making, service delivery and employment practice with all employees being given equality of opportunity to develop, apply for promotion and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. The Trust also closely monitors recruitment activity, training and development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.

As a service provider the Trust ensures equality of access and delivery of our services through the provision of interpreter services, facilities for the disabled and sensitivity for patients ethnic and religious differences and needs.

Relocating to Southampton

If you are thinking of moving to the Hampshire area, please find below a link to our website which offers guidance on finding accommodation:

http://www.uhs.nhs.uk/relocating-to-southampton

The Trust is under a duty to protect the public funds it administers, and to this end may use the information you have provided on this form for the prevention and detection of fraud. It may also share this information with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds for these purposes.