Job Description:

Job information Locum Consultant in Otolaryngology with a Special Interest in Head & Neck Surgery from the Company NHS Scotland, this latest Locum Consultant in Otolaryngology with a Special Interest in Head & Neck Surgery job vacancy is located in the city Dundee DD located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Locum field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

Appointment of Locum Consultant in Otolaryngology

with a specialist interest in Head & Neck Surgery

6 Months Fixed Term

The department provides for the management of all aspects of ENT surgery in the Tayside area and surrounding District. This district extends from North and East Fife in the south to the northern boundaries of the Perthshire Highlands in the west, and to the coastline of Southern Aberdeenshire in the East. The department provides services to a total population of approximately 680,000. In patient services are centralised at Ninewells Hospital and peripheral clinics are held at King Cross Hospital, Perth Royal Infirmary, and Stracathro Hospital. Operating lists are performed at Ninewells with Day Case surgery in Stracathro Hospital. This post requires a special interest in Head & Neck surgery; this could focus on squamous cancer surgery, minimal access surgery including robotic surgery, benign pathology including parotid, thyroid & parathyroid surgery and if desired paediatric surgery. A commitment is also expected from the new appointee in the general management of otolaryngology patients, in partnership with other specialist services.

This is a Fixed Term full time post which will equate to 10 programmed activities per week (which includes 2 sessions for supporting professional activities)

Part of the remit of the post holder will be to strengthen and develop the profile of the department within NHS Tayside, to strengthen links with allied specialties and enhance overall service delivery within the organisation.

A commitment to participate in a 1:9 on call rota is expected.

Duties of the Post

• Provision of an Otolaryngology service to NHS Tayside as part of the consultant team. To provide support to regional partners and the surrounding area, with the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department.
• Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences.
• Work in conjunction with appropriate allied specialties including Audiology, OMFS, Oncology, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery and Dermatology.
• Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally.
• Participating in medical audit, the Health Board's Clinical Governance processes and in CPD.
• Involvement in research.
• Managerial, including budgetary, responsibilities where appropriate.

Further Details and Preliminary Visits

Further details may be obtained from Dr Kerry Haddow, Consultant ENT Surgeon, by email on kerry.haddow2@nhs.scot or through her secretary 01382 660111 extension 32724

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Keywords : Dundee jobs

Closed Date : 2025-02-21