Consultant - Ear, Nose & Throat in Harlow inHarlow PUBLISHED TUE 3 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section

We are looking for an ENT Surgeon who is able to provide a comprehensive general ENT service in a busy acute trust on the outskirts of London.

The successful candidate should ideally have adequate experience in general ENT and offer clinical skills/interests that will complement the needs of the department. They should be competent in all types of routine ENT surgery, including Otology, Rhinology, Paediatric ENT and Head and Neck cancer surgery. Skills in Rhinology and Paediatrics would be preferred.

The successful candidate should be able to work well together with the relevant ENT teams at Mid and South Essex Trust (Broomfield, Southend and Basildon), adapt clinical skills and exchange ideas and activities in order to promote patient safety and research. He or she should be able to provide cover throughout the wider geographic Essex area at times.

The on-call commitment is 1:12, due to the integration of Essex wide ENT Network Service (since August 20; this is a Hub and Spoke model. Broomfield Hospital is the hub (Mid and South Essex Hospital NHS Trust) and 4 Spoke Hospitals (Harlow, Basildon & Thurrock, Southend and Colchester). Princess Alexandra Hospital is part of the network for elective inpatient cases and out of hours emergencies only and Colchester is part of the Network for cancer services only.

They may also participate in the Elective Surgical Hub currently starting at St. Albans for elective ENT operating.

Successful candidates must be able to make independent decisions regarding patient treatment plans and be able to carry out independent theatre sessions on a broad range of ENT conditions. They must also be able to deal with difficult patients in an acute setting and manage patient's expectations according to their treatment plan.

Ours is a fast-developing department consisting of young, enthusiastic, highly motivated Consultants and brilliant hard-working Specialist Doctors. We have grown our services and will continue doing so in order to respond to the needs of the population and the current financial climate.

We have set up training programs for the juniors in the ENT and A+ E departments. We are looking for a very keen individual, with innovative ideas, willingness to work hard and participate in the creation of a dynamic department.

The ENT on-call provides integral support to the local community as well as dealing with all aspects of ENT trauma. The majority of the service and treatment is provided in the A and E setting to ambulatory patients.

The successful applicant will be part of the 1:12 on call rota which is based at Broomfield Hospital.

There will be opportunities to work at our new HWE surgical centre in spring 2025 onwards, this unit will focus mainly on providing high volume low complexity surgery, as previously recommended by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, with particular emphasis on Trauma and Orthopaedics and Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery.

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