Consultant in ENT with specialist interest in Head & Neck


Company:	Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Ipswich, IP4 5PD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	5 Oct 2026
Closing date:	4 Nov 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

We are inviting applications for a full time Consultant in ENT with a special interest in Head & Neck Surgery at Ipswich Hospital.

The department fosters sub-specialist interest underpinned by some cross site working. The new post holder will be based at Ipswich Hospital and all elective sessions will be at Ipswich Hospital (base hospital) - a shared cross cover on call service provision is in place with Colchester Hospital (21 miles, 40 minutes apart by car) with emergency care alternating between sites on a weekly basis.

The post holder will:

• Work with colleagues to provide a Consultant led service with the highest standard of care.

• Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines.

• Develop and maintain good working practices with wards, outpatients and the ED department.

• Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary care.

• Offer educational, clinical support and leadership and junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary.

• Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to measure clinical performance and enable meaningful benchmarks to be established and evaluated within your area of responsibility.

• Ensure there is a robust process for reviewing the quality of services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure and ensure the highest standards are maintained.

• Provide a role model of professional leadership, which underpins the corporate values and behaviours agreed by the organisation, ensuring these are understood and demonstrated by the medical workforce within your area and take remedial action where poor behaviour are demonstrated.

• Ensure that junior doctors training conforms to College requirements.

• Participate in the appraisal of medical staff within the department in line with the trust’s agreed policy.

At ESNEFT we provide hospital and community health services to more than one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

As one of the largest NHS organisations in England, we employ over 12,000 staff and are committed to providing excellent opportunities for learning, development and career progression. Flexible working options will be considered for all roles where service needs allows.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Matters. We concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause delays for our staff and patients.

We have invested in our commitment to Time Matters with the implementation of Epic electronic patient record. This will transform the way we work.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be:

• Provide cover as an ENT surgeon with a special interest in H&N

• To play an active part in education programmes for junior medical staff, including formal teaching sessions and clinical audits relevant to the needs of the unit.

• To teach and train staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate.

• Issuing of advice to GPs on suitability of patients for referral to hospital

This advert closes on Monday 2 Nov 2026

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