Job summary
- Main area
- ENT
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 1 year (1 year fixed term with on call 1 in 12)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 193-MS1169PCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust
- Town
- READING
- Salary
- 拢61,825 - 拢70,425 ON call 1 in 12
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Thyroid Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated 鈥骋辞辞诲鈥 with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.听 The Trust鈥檚 overall rating has also improved to 鈥榞ood鈥.听 This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.听 Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is听鈥淲orking together to provide outstanding care for our community.鈥
We are听Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are听Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are听Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are听Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don鈥檛 you come and join us.听 We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical. 听
Job overview
The Royal Berkshire Hospital is delighted to offer a Royal College of Surgeons of England approved Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Fellowship. It has a multidisciplinary focus involving ENT Surgeons, Oncologists, Endocrinologists, Radiologists and Pathologists. Its aim is to provide comprehensive training in the medical and surgical management of thyroid and parathyroid disease. Potential candidates should be senior ENT/Otolaryngology trainees who look to enhance their expertise prior to commencing a career as a consultant.
Within the ENT department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, there are 3 Consultant Surgeons - Mr Nagala, Mr Cherko and Ms Walton, who specialise in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery. The number of thyroid/parathyroid operations performed within the department is in excess of 150 per year. The Royal Berkshire Hospital is also member of the Oxford Thyroid Cancer MDT - currently one of the largest MDTs in the UK. The unit also benefits from close working relations with our Endocrinology colleagues, and we conduct a monthly Parathyroid MDT to manage complex cases. The UK鈥檚 first transoral thyroidectomy was performed at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, highlighting the Trust鈥檚 ambition for innovation
Main duties of the job
The fellowship offers exposure to medical and surgical management of malignant and benign thyroid and parathyroid disease. Outpatient commitments would include specialist thyroid clinics and teaching in ultrasound techniques. There are also opportunities for exposure to transoral thyroid surgery, laryngology, salivary gland disease, diagnostic head and neck cancer work and facial plastic surgery. We encourage fellows to visit neighbouring and allied units to observe alternative practice
Working for our organisation
The Royal Berkshire was rated as an 鈥極utstanding鈥 Hospital in its January 2018 CQC report, and was ranked as the number one place to complete foundation training in 2017. In 2014 the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust was voted in the top 100 places to work. The RBH Emergency Department has achieved the highest grade (Excellent) for the last six years (GMC Survey).听听听听听听听听听听听
The Royal Berkshire Hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is one of the largest general hospital Trusts in the country and is Reading鈥檚 biggest employer:听
We put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide.听Our vision is to provide 'Seamless Excellence in Health Care Delivery and Outcomes'. Underpinning this are听our values - CARE: Compassion, Aspiration, Resourceful and Excellence.听听听(including all major medical specialities including CCU, Renal Unit, ITU and gastroenterology), radiotherapy and oncology, and all the general surgical specialities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The fellowship offers exposure to medical and surgical management of malignant and benign thyroid and parathyroid disease. Outpatient commitments would include specialist thyroid clinics and teaching in ultrasound techniques. There are also opportunities for exposure to transoral thyroid surgery, laryngology, salivary gland disease, diagnostic head and neck cancer work and facial plastic surgery. We encourage fellows to visit neighbouring and allied units to observe alternative practice.
The fellow will also be responsible to teach junior doctors and nurses during ward rounds, outpatient clinics, emergency situations and operating sessions. It is expected that fellows will join the on-call rota and will also undertake general Head and Neck ENT outpatient clinics, including a One-stop neck lump clinic.
From an academic perspective, the department is currently involved in 2 national clinical trials and the opportunity to undertake research will be encouraged. We are also conducting a feasibility study into the use of Radio-frequency ablation for the treatment of thyroid nodules, one of only a handful of trusts to offer the service within the UK.
Person specification
education/qualification
Essential criteria
- GMC registration
- ellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons or other equivalent postgraduate qualification/degree
- Ability to manage and offer expert opinion on wide range of complex elective and acute / emergency problems within specialt
Desirable criteria
- Completion of UK higher specialist training or other equivalent in ENT, General, Endocrine or Maxillofacial Surgery
- Experience of managing an ENT service
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage and offer expert opinion on wide range of complex elective and acute / emergency problems within specialty
- Ability to take on full & independent responsibility for clinical care of patients, including management of complications from surgery
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing complex problems
- Experience of complex surgical procedures
Desirable criteria
- Experience in developing new procedures
- Experience of research & audit
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Sid Nagala
- Job title
- Consultant in ENT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07740303982
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