Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
This is a fixed-term 6 month contract with the position commencing in the month of August 2025.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
The ENT department at UHS are looking to appoint one junior fellow at FF3/CT1 equivalent level to support the ENT department for a fixed period of 6 months. 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 weekends and 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 experience. The applicant should have completed their Foundation competencies.
Working for our organisation
What We Can Offer You
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.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. 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
All posts have a service element and the following covers the majority of duties. There will be minor variations in different posts but the list is aimed at covering the majority of duties:
- Day-to-day management of ENT patients both pre and post operatively handing over the night team daily.
- Liaise between nurses, Doctors, patients, relatives and senior medical staff.
- Attend and participate in ward rounds as timetabled
- Attend regular supervised theatre lists
- Complete discharge summaries and communicate with GPs and other clinical colleagues as required.
- Completing sick notes where appropriate
- Study for higher examination and maintain continued professional development.
- Attend educational and multidisciplinary sessions.
- Undertake audit at various times throughout the rotations.
- Teaching commitments to medical students and foundation year 1 doctors
- The post will form part of a full shift rota for ENT, including weekend nightshifts cross covering OMFS.
- Attend departmental teaching
Appointment will be made under local contractual terms and conditions of service for Trust appointed (non-training fellow doctors and dentists).
Successful candidates will have an educational framework equivalent to training grade doctors, and there will be a named educational supervisor assigned at the start of the post. The opportunity for Continued Professional Development (CPD) is highly supported and encouraged by the Trust, with options available to take study leave. All licensed doctors must meet the GMC requirements for revalidation and there will be an annual appraisal to support this process.
Grades for Trust appointed (non-training) fellows will be paid a basic salary at a nodal pay point linked to the grade, at the rate set out in the National Medical and Dental pay circular.
Basic salary detailed below plus any additional remuneration (as applicable) for hours set out in the doctors work schedule (e.g. additional hours, weekend allowance, and any hours which attract enhanced pay)
Basic Salary – MT03 £49,909
Travelling expenses will not be paid for attending interview
Please note that GMC registration (with a licence to practice) and right to work in the UK are essential for this role.
Successful applicants will already have GMC registration or will be able to demonstrate they are eligible.
Applicants requiring Tier 2 sponsorship should ensure they meet the Home Office application criteria prior to submitting an application.
Interview date TBC
Job Reference; 188-MA20725
This vacancy closes on or before 11th July 2025
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence and ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
- Understanding of equality and diversity and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
- Evidence and ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and colleagues (verbal and written communication skills in English).
- Demonstrate good organisational skills including ability to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines
- Demonstrate the ability to be calm, compassionate, and able to respond efficiently to various circumstances, which may change rapidly
- Evidence of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- A wide range of clinical skills and practice in the speciality
- Documented audit experience
Desirable criteria
- Presentation at a national or international meeting
- Peer reviewed publication
- Certification in a teaching course
- Surgical log book with at least 10 cases
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- GMC registered with a licence to practice
- Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Previous experience of working in the NHS (at least 6 months)
- Completion of Foundation training Programme
- Less than 18months surgical experience
- Minimum of 4 months experience in ENT surgery at a foundation year 1 or 2 level
Desirable criteria
- Certification in ATLS, ALS, BLS
- MRCS part A or equivalent
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate behaviours that meet the Trust Values: Patients First, Always Improving, Working Together
