Job summary
- Main area
- ENT
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 396-2851-MS
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston Hospital
- Town
- Kingston Upon Thames
- Salary
- £100,870 - £111,441 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2026 08:00
Employer heading
Specialist Doctor in ENT
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
The full time post is for a new Specialist Doctor in ENT.
A doctor appointed to this grade shall have full registration and a License to Practice within the General Medical Council (GMC) at the time of appointment and completed a minimum 12 year’s medical work since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which six years should be as a Specialty Doctor in ENT.
The appointee is expected to have a specialist interest in Rhinology to complement the consultant establishment.
The main base is Kingston Hospital, a busy and friendly district general hospital where the post holder will work as part of our well-established team. The department has also developed good links and works collaboratively with the tertiary trust in the SWL area.
This is a senior appointment for an individual possessing substantial experience in the ENT field, and it is anticipated that the successful candidate will develop into a leadership role, taking responsibility for middle tier medial staff in addition to taking an active part in the operational management of the department and the development of our expanding service.
Main duties of the job
Main Clinical Duties
1. Delivery of direct clinical care within an acute and community-based environment working autonomously within defined local frameworks of clinical practice
2. Provision of assessment and management of the full range of ENT conditions, acting as a subject matter expert for routine and more complex rhinology conditions/disease.
3. Collaborate with other speciality teams for comprehensive care (i.e. Radiology, Audiology)
4. Ensure delivery of high-quality patient care across the wider team, empowering and assisting others to deliver optimum services
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job description for a full list of responsibilities and duties for this post.
Interview date TBC
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full FRCS registration
- GMC registered with license to practise
- Practises with the professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors as set out in GMC Good Medical Practice and the Generic Professional Capabilities Framework
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinically evaluates and manages a patient, formulating a prioritised differential diagnosis, initiating an appropriate management plan, and reviewing and adjusting this
- Manages the difficulties of dealing with complexity and uncertainty in the care of patients, employing expertise and clinical decision-making skills of a senior and independent/ autonomous practitioner
- Critically reflects on own competence, understands own limits and seeks help when required.
- Awareness of their leadership responsibilities as a clinician and demonstrates appropriate leadership behaviour; managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex or unpredictable and seeking to build collaboration with, and confidence in, others
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Anju Sharma
- Job title
- Deputy General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07824521962
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