Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a LAS Specialty Registrar (ST3 equivalent) in ENT, with a start date on 01 July 2026. The tenure of the post is for a fixed term period until 06 October 2026. Please note that this post does not attract a National Training Number (NTN).
The posts are based within the existing teams with access to departmental teaching and other developmental opportunities. Despite not being recognised as ‘training posts’ they allow doctors to improve the breadth and depth of their experience in ENT.
Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise is required, and if the appointee does not hold right of residence in the UK sponsorship will be required.
Further vacancies that arise during the appointment process will be considered from this pool of interviewable candidates
Otology/Neurology
A full range of modern otology/neurology is undertaken and developing in:
base of skull surgery, including neurotology and anterior skull-base surgery
implantation otology
management of complex hearing and balance disorders
bespoke facial reanimation devices
Rhinology
There is an active adult and paediatric rhinology Service in Sheffield undertaking all aspects of sinonasal and anterior skull base surgery. Nasolacrimal surgery is performed in close liaison with the Ophthalmology Department and inter-disciplinary cases are undertaken with Maxillofacial and Neurosurgery. There is also an active rhinology research programme with associated laboratory space
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Sheffield, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield, including cancer, spinal cord injuries, renal and cardiothoracic services. In addition to community health services, the Trust comprises five of Yorkshire’s best known teaching hospitals.
The Royal Hallamshire Hospital
The Northern General Hospital
Charles Clifford Dental Hospital
Weston Park Cancer Hospital
Jessop Wing Maternity Hospital
Appointments are made to the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the person appointed is required to be sufficiently flexible to undertake their main clinical duties at any of the sites within the Trust and/or to change their base hospital.
The ENT Consultants will delegate specific duties and responsibilities in accordance with experience/competence and the needs of the department. Changes in duties and responsibilities will be agreed with the Consultant to whom the post holder will be responsible, i.e. Mr Showkat Mirza, Clinical Lead.
The Specialty Registrar will cover one night’s on-call including Sheffield Children’s Hospital, including prospective cover for one another, as well as providing prospective cover for other registrars.
The duties of the post may change from time to time according to service needs and the experience/interests of the appointee. It will be a variable timetable but will also cover hot on call day gaps
