Locum Consultant

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Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working within our committed team in our ENT department. We are looking to appoint two innovative and high performing individuals to join our team to support with our Referral To Treatment (RTT) recovery plan. We are an enthusiastic department, keen to encourage personal and professional development.

The post holders will be expected to undertake sessions at Bradford Royal Infirmary and will be required to participate in the ENT on call service. The post-holders will be expected to demonstrate involvement with activities within the department, such as clinical governance, business planning and development, and service improvement, in order to help maintain high clinical standards within the service.

Bradford Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust is a dynamic and successful organisation with a strong organisational and personal development focus. The Trust provides a comprehensive range of secondary and tertiary care services to the people of Bradford and has an exceptional reputation for service delivery. The Trust provides acute services for the City of Bradford and surrounding areas and has two large Hospitals: Bradford Royal Infirmary and St. Luke’s Hospital. All main specialties are represented in Bradford, and the Trust has a base of 900 beds. For further information regarding the Trust, please visit the Trust website.

The Foundation Trust aims to design and implement services, policies and measures that meet the diverse needs of our service, population and workforce, ensuring that none are placed at a disadvantage over others.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the dynamic, forward-thinking team at Bradford. The Bradford ENT Department has an excellent National reputation with a large department including a regional Cochlear Implant Service and Head and Neck Cancer Service.

Bradford has excellent road, rail and air links and boasts a wide variety of Art and Culture, as well as sports facilities and a vibrant social scene. It is also within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire Moors, the Lake District, Peak District and Northumberland.

For further information regarding this post please contact the Specialty Lead, Mr David Strachan via email at David.Strachan@bthft.nhs.uk

Short-listed candidates are encouraged to visit by prior appointment.

We welcome applications from disabled people or those with long term health conditions. If you need the application form in a different format or need to discuss any reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010, please telephone 01274 276823 or Fax: 01274 274025.

We also welcome applications from people with a lived experience of providing unpaid care/support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction and or other health and care needs.

In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above in order to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.

You should receive continuous notifications throughout the application process and of the outcome of your application (and details of interview, if shortlisted) via the NHS Jobs Website. However, if you have not been invited to attend for interview within four weeks of the closing date for this post you may therefore assume that you have not been shortlisted.

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Please note that all posts recruited to by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust covered by Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions (whether on a fixed term or substantive basis) are subject to a probationary period. For more information and guidance about the length of your probationary period please see the terms and conditions section of the Job Description.