ENT Clinical Fellow Core Trainee Level - #1659119

The successful candidate will participate in an ENT specific 1:7 emergency on-call partial shift rota at Core Trainee level. This rota is shared with the specialist ENT advanced nurse practitioners. Although the unit accepts referrals from 3 neighbouring DGH trusts, there is no cross site cover with all admissions being admitted centrally to Aintree; emergencies may be received from Southport, Ormskirk & Whiston Hospitals.

On site provision of emergency care is also occasionally required at the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery which is also on the Aintree site and attached to Aintree hospital.

The successful candidate will participate in an ENT specific 1:7 emergency on-call partial shift rota at Core Trainee level. This rota is shared with the specialist ENT advanced nurse practitioners and CT1S.

For further information, please see attached job description

LUHFT department consists of 18 ENT consultants, all of whom have developed subspecialist interests and many of whom have both a national and international reputation for excellence and innovation within their fields of expertise.

Outpatient work at Aintree is delivered in a new (2010) 8 roomed, fully equipped ENT outpatient Suite. We have a designated ENT / MFU theatre suite at Aintree with 5 theatres. The department is supported by a state-of-the-art audiological service providing all aspects of audio-vestibular investigations and rehabilitation.

A bi-weekly thyroid MDT and weekly head & neck MDT takes place in a designated video-conference linked MDT room.

The hospital runs many national and international training courses. The department is committed to both research and audit work and the successful candidate will have access to an enormous amount of clinical outcome data from which they can develop their own research / audit interests under the supervision of a highly productive academic surgical team within the Liverpool Head and Neck Centre.

• Understanding of NHS management structures and the principles of Clinical Governance.


• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.

• Willingness to participate in management activities


• Understanding of financial arrangements in the NHS


• Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.


• Experience working in a busy tertiary centre and within multi-disciplinary teams (e.g, Thyroid, Head and Neck)


• Attendance of leadership, management, advanced communication courses

• Thorough understanding of the principles of clinical audit.


• Publication of audit results.


• Evidence of audit submitted for publication/ peer review.

• Understanding principles of research.


• Proven track record in research.


• Publication of research.


• Evidence of awarded higher degree e.g., PhD

• MBBS, MBChB (or equivalent)


• Full registration with the GMC and licence to practise (or eligible for)


• MRCS or equivalent

• Completion of Foundation-Year training (or equivalent)


• Minimum 6 months experience in ENT.


• Evidence of continuing medical education (e.g. courses)


• Experience working in the NHS at Foundation Year or Core Trainee level

• Experience of teaching to medical students, clinical and nursing staff, and other disciplines


• Running and managing courses/ conferences

• Ability to use Microsoft office packages, e.g., word, excel, access & PowerPoint. Ability to use patient information systems.

• Ability to organise own time. Punctuality, Initiative.

• Ability to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility / able to work under pressure


• Demonstration of good communication skills and leadership qualities


• Ability to work as part of a multi professional team

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary: £49,909 to £61,825 a year (with on call duties)