Consultant in ENT with specialist interest in Head & Neck

Overview

In this Consultant role you will lead an ENT service with a Head & Neck focus at Ipswich Hospital. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to implement care pathways and guidelines, support junior colleagues, and uphold high clinical standards. The post emphasizes professional leadership, teaching, and service quality reviews to ensure effective and safe patient care. This position offers cross-site collaboration with Colchester and an opportunity to shape specialty care within the trust’s mission. The role combines clinical excellence with education and governance to improve patient outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• generous pension scheme
• unsocial hours payments where applicable
• 27 days annual leave (pro rata)
• NHS discounts
• Staff Health and Wellbeing programme
• Flexible working options where service needs allow

Responsibilities

• Provide a consultant-led ENT service with special interest in Head & Neck
• Develop and implement care pathways and clinical guidelines
• Collaborate with wards, outpatients, and ED; maintain good working practices
• Promote cross-department and primary care collaboration
• Offer education, clinical leadership, and mentorship to medical and nursing staff
• Ensure data is available to measure performance and establish benchmarks
• Lead quality improvement and review processes to maintain high standards
• Demonstrate professional leadership and promote organisational values
• Oversee junior doctor training and participate in medical staff appraisals
• Assist in outpatient scheduling and overall service efficiency
• Provide teaching and formal education sessions and audits for junior staff
• Advise GPs on suitable referrals to hospital

Key requirements

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• FRCS ORL-HNS or equivalent higher qualification
• Entry on Specialist Register (or expected within 6 months)
• Adequate ENT training and substantial post-qualification experience (≥5 years at HST level)
• Experience in postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
• Role with clinical management responsibilities as a consultant
• Ability to lead in a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to optimise outpatient priorities and waiting times
• Ability to supervise, appraise, coach, and mentor trainees and doctors
• Evidence of teaching/training undergraduate and postgraduate students
• Desirable: Fellowship; peer-reviewed work; audit and research experience
• Live within 10 miles of the site or within 30 minutes’ drive (Desirable)

• leadership
• teamwork
• teaching & mentoring
• ENT surgery
• Head & Neck surgery
• postgraduate and undergraduate education/teaching

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