Job summary
- Main area
- Ear, Nose & Throat
- Grade
- Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 234-MS2350
- Employer
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- NNUH
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £59,175 - £95,400 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Specialty Doctor in ENT
Specialty Doctor
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.
Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:
People-focused
We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
Respect
We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.
Integrity
We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
Dedication
We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.
Wish you were here? So do we.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.
Job overview
Applications are invited for a Specialty Doctor post to provide service level cover in the Ear, Nose and Throat department. Successful candidates will complement the skills of the department and work flexibly within the team across the Norfolk and Waveney combined Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) service.
A candidate who is unable for personal reasons to undertake the duties of a whole-time post will receive equal consideration. If such a candidate is appointed the job content will be modified as appropriate in consultation with consultant colleagues and local management.
We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working.
The clinical duties of this post will include general ENT, to support the needs of the ENT department, to assist the existing full-time consultants, and supporting staff, to provide a comprehensive ENT service to the Trust.
Main duties of the job
The appointment is to the Trust, not to specific hospitals. There is a good culture of collaboration between the NNUH and JPUH and staff are expected to continue to honour this commitment on appointment. The post-holder will be expected to provide clinical duties at both hospitals, currently 1 day a week at JPUH and 4 days of the week at NNUH. The precise timetable may be subject to change in accordance with the requirements of the departments.
The post holder is expected to provide care to Ear, Nose and Throat patients as well as take part in the out-of-hour Tier 2 on-call service. The candidate will be part of a team providing management of ENT elective and non-elective care. The duties will include ward rounds, emergency care, elective outpatient clinics and elective operating, as well as participation in 2nd on-call rota. Currently all acute/emergency ENT admissions are to the NNUH, with only day time cover at JPUH.
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital is a teaching hospital, and the post-holder will be expected participate in undergraduate teaching to medical students.
All employees, including the appointee, will be expected to be involved in implementing the Trust’s Clinical Governance programme. This includes active participation in clinical audit, quality, clinical guidelines/pathways, professional development, appraisal, and risk management.
Working for our organisation
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for the full details of the post and the person specification.
Full GMC with licence to practise required on application.
Please note this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration
- Completed Core Surgical Training (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- At least 4 years experience in ENT
- MRCS ENT
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Ability to organize and prioritise workload
- Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Enthusiasm for service development and teaching.
Desirable criteria
- Previous responsibility for service improvement.
- Management skills
- Participation in audit
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 3 years experience at a level at or above ST1, or equivalent, within ENT.
- Clinical and operative skills to manage common acute and elective ENT conditions
Desirable criteria
- Experience in research or published papers in area of special interest
Interests
Essential criteria
- Enthusiasm to develop specialist interest/clinics
Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Flexible outlook on working hours.
- Must live within a 15-mile radius of the base Trust or 30 minutes travelling time.
- Ability to travel across multi-sites whilst public transport may not be available (Licence to drive).
Communications and Language Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
Desirable criteria
- Good presentation skills.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Junaid Hanif
- Job title
- Consultant ENT Surgeon
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603 286286
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