North West School of Surgery - Otolaryngology (ENT)

North West Otolaryngology (ENT)

Otolaryngology deals with the diagnosis and treatment of the whole range of medical and surgical problems affecting the ear, nose and throat and surrounding anatomical areas.

Otolaryngology (ENT) training in HEE North West is divided between two sectors. Please select one of the following for further information on each sector:

East Sector (North Western) – Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria (former North Western Deanery)

West Sector (Mersey) – Cheshire and Merseyside (former Mersey Deanery)

Key Contacts

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Mr Samit Ghosh,
Otolaryngology (ENT) Training Programme Director

Based at Royal Oldham Hospital
Email: samit.ghosh@nca.nhs.uk

Position Name Email Address
SAC Representative Helen Cocks hccocks@aol.com
Early Years Representative Bethan Fon Jones bethanjones4@nhs.net
East Sector Research Lead Sadie Khwaja sadiekhwaja@gmail.com
West Sector Research Lead Samuel Leong lcheel@doctors.org.uk
Training Committee Chair Nazia Munir nazia.munir@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

HEE North West Programme Support for Otolaryngology (ENT)

Programme Support Officer for Surgery

Zarmina Ali

Zarmina Ali is based at our Manchester Office at Three Piccadilly Place
Email: 
england.surgery.nw@nhs.net
Tel: 0161 268 9743

2nd HEE North West Temporal Bone Competition

2nd HEE North West Temporal Bone Competition

 

The 2nd HEE North West Temporal Bone Competition took place on 5 July 2017. The Winner was Omar Mirza and the runner-up was Helen Beer.

Otolaryngology (ENT) Curriculum

external link icon For the most up to date syllabus and curriculum, please visit the ISCP website

Certification Guidelines:

Pre-August 2021 curriculum ("old" curriculum)

Post-August 2021 curriculum ("new" curriculum)

National Otolaryngology (ENT) ST3 Recruitment

National Recruitment for ST3 Otolaryngology is managed by HEE Yorkshire and the Humber.

 

external link icon Click here to go to HEE Yorkshire and the Humber's Recruitment website

external link icon Click here to go to the National HEE Recruitment Website (includes Timelines, Guidance, Competition Ratios etc.)

external link icon ST3 Otolaryngology person specifications

external link icon JCST:Surgical selection in the UK

HEE North West mapOtolaryngology (ENT) in North West England

Sector: N/A - trainees are appointed to the whole North West Region
Vacancies: 4
Start Date: 2 August 2023
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months

Applications CLOSED

HEE North West mapOtolaryngology (ENT) in North West England

Sector: N/A - trainees are appointed to the whole North West Region
Vacancies: Zero
Start Date: 7 February 2024
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months

Applications CLOSED

Please Note

Trainees appointed to ST3 will spend the early years of specialty training predominantly in their chosen sector (Cheshire and Merseyside or Greater Manchester and Lancashire) to gain general competencies and for later subspecialty years, training is delivered across the whole of the HEE North West region.

HEE North West Links

 

Training Support Network

SuppoRTT (Supported Return to Training)

Study Leave | Email: england.studyleave.nw@nhs.net

Out of Programme (OOP) information

Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Training | Email: england.ltft.nw@nhs.net

Policies and Procedures

Revalidation | Form R | Email: england.revalidation.nw@nhs.net

Leadership courses (Medical Leadership Fellowships, Postgraduate Module in Medical Leadership)

Education courses (PG Certificate in Workplace Based Postgraduate Medical Education Fellowship) | Email: england.facultydevelopment.nw@nhs.net

Careers advice

Intra-LETB Transfer Policy for transferring between sectors within HEE NW (on Policies and Procedures page)

 


Page Last Updated 25 October 2022

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