Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for a Locum ENT Registrar to fill a vacancy in the ENT Department from 7 th October 2026 for 12 months. The start date is negotiable.
The candidate must have worked in the UK or Ireland and have registrar level (ST3 and above equivalent) specialist training in ENT.
They must be fluent in English.
The main ENT Department is located in the West Wing at The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. It provides emergency care and wide range of general and sub-specialty elective inpatient work for the Oxfordshire and surrounding regions. The on call rota and registrar training rotations are located across Oxford University Hospitals (John Radcliffe Hospital, the Churchill Hospital and The Horton Hospital) as well as Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS trust (Stoke Mandeville and High Wycombe Hospitals).
The department prides itself on being a regional tertiary referral centre for head and neck oncology, skull base surgery, paediatric ENT, specialist rhinology and otology including cochlear implants and bone anchored hearing aids. It is the hub of the Regional SpR Training Programme. It is an extremely supportive department with ample opportunity for learning and development.
You will be expected to attend ward rounds, undertake ward work and participate in holding the registrar on-call bleep as part of on call duties. You will have the opportunity to run clinics independently with consultant supervision and attend theatres to improve clinical and surgical skills. There are also regular teaching sessions run by the consultants and you will be expected to attend and contribute to monthly academic sessions, MDT and clinical governance.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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DESCRIPTION OF ROLE / DUTIES
Your role will involve the following service provision:
Inpatient care
- Providing medical management for all ENT patients at the John Radcliffe/Churchill hospital
Emergency ENT service
- Including registrar on-call bleep, providing support to on Call SHOs and managing referrals internally (from A&E and other wards) and externally (from primary care and referring hospitals)
- Assessing and managing patients on the GP Referral Unit (acute ENT referrals)
Outpatient care
- Regular ENT clinic based on the sub-specialty firm you are working for.
- Supporting Foundation doctors, GP trainees and clinical fellows in running emergency clinics.
Theatre
- Approximately 2 whole days of theatres per week for improving surgical skills under consultant supervision
- In addition, there will be opportunities to be involved in the following for educational and training purposes
Specialist out-patient clinics
ENT operating lists
Departmental teaching sessions
Clinical Governance meetings
Audit, Research and Quality Improvement
Medical Student teaching (affiliation with Oxford University)
There is plenty of support to participate in projects within the department.
Previous incumbents have been successful in signing off their Alternative Certificate of Foundation Competence and joining a training programme.
The specialist registrars are heavily involved in the management of the junior clinical staff and aim to support on-call duties and clinician development very closely.
The work of the Department is supported by a full range of support services including audiology, speech & language therapy, an aural care team, pre-operative assessment, head & neck cancer nursing team, dieticians, Paediatric tracheotomy nurse specialists etc.
