Job overview

The post holder will fill our vacant Foundation Year 2 training gap in the ENT department.

The work within the department will be carried out under the supervision of the senior trainees and you will report to a senior ENT Specialty Doctor or ENT consultant.  The role will include the admission, documentation and day to day care of patients and attendance at Ward Rounds as part of the ENT/General Surgery On-Call Rota.

This post requires 6 months NHS experience and 4 months experience in the speciality.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Responsibilities

To contribute to the care of inpatients and outpatients

Work with colleagues to provide a service with the highest standard of care and to always follow and maintain good working practice.

The post holder should be prepared to perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.

The post holder will be expected to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties which are seen as essential for continuity of patient care.

Education and Training

Every opportunity will be provided to the appointee to develop special interests and skills in aspects of medical care, information technology, medical audit, etc. The post holder will maintain his/her own continuing professional development in line with current guidelines on professional responsibilities. 
There is a Post Graduate Medical Education Centre on both Hospital sites with library and study facilities.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.