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Specialty Doctor in ENT

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

Kingston upon thames, KT2 7QBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£63,696 to £102,689

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

4 November 2026

15 days left

Job description

We are looking to appoint an innovative and high performing individual to join our well-established and progressive Ear, Nose and Throat Department at...

We also run ENT clinics at Queen Mary's Hospital and Cobham Day Surgery Hospital. Our Audiology department is fully accredited by UKAS under the IQIPS version 2 standard.

A comprehensive clinical service is provided for the management and treatment of a wide range of diseases and disorders of hearing, balance, voice, swallowing, smell and taste. Our multidisciplinary service is delivered as part of an integrated care network covering South West London and Surrey.

The post offered is a substantive position. The timetable and salary will be dependent on the experience of the successful candidate. There is no on-call commitment.

The reformed health service requires that medics become increasingly involved in the management and administration of resources in their department. The post holder will be expected to work closely with the General Manager and the Clinical Lead in these matters and be active in promoting change to improve the delivery of services to all patients

  • **Please Note: Due to the high volume of applications, we may close this vacancy early***

Aspen Building, which is a purpose-built outpatient unit at Kingston Hospital provides six examination and interventional procedure rooms, co-located radiology and histopathology clinics for same day FNAs, voice therapy and a full paediatric and adult audiology suite together with associated office and staff facilities.

Queen Mary's Hospital offers four outpatient consultation and procedure rooms, two audiology consultation and procedure rooms, three sound proofed test booths, an Otoneurology assessment room and hearing aid store.

Qualifications

Essential: - MBChB; - FRCS; - Full registration with GMC

Desirable: - MD or equivalent

Clinical Experience

Essential: - Multi-disciplinary specialist ENT clinical working within a Hospital setting; - Ability to deal with common emergencies in ENT

Desirable: - An additional interest which complements the needs of the department

Skills (clinical)

Essential

  • Knowledge and experience of multi-disciplinary specialist ENT care.
  • Expert knowledge within field of clinical speciality
  • Good communication skills, verbal and written
  • Ability to work collaboratively with other teams

Skills (non-clinical)

Essential

  • Compassionate clinician
  • Motivated and ambitious
  • Ability to cope under pressure
  • Understanding of the NHS management structure
  • Uderstanding of clinical governance
  • Experience of clinical audit and change management
  • Teaching experience in different settings
  • Understanding of the strategic role of the consultant
  • Good networking skills
  • Excellent patient communication
  • Computer literate

Desirable: - Management and Leadership Training; - Understanding of Clinical Governance and Quality issues; - Evidence of commitment to team building

Teaching

Essential: - Experience of post graduate and undergraduate teaching

Desirable: - Training in teaching

Management and Audit

Essential: - Effective participation in Clinical Governance and audit

Desirable: - Management experience in NHS.

Research / Publications

Essential: - Personal experience of research relevant to the specialty

Desirable: - Ongoing research and audit

Personal skills

Essential: - Work independently.; - Good communication skills.; - Team Skills.; - Good organizational skills.

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

14 October 2026

Last checked

16 October 2026

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About the employer

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Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

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