Job summary
Junior Clinical Fellow Oral maxillofacial & Head and Neck Surgical Oncology - (Commencement date TBC)
Salary: £43,923 p.a excluding London Zone
Full Time, Fixed Term: 12 months
Location: Guy's Hospital, London, SE1
Main duties of the job
The Fellowship would suit an OMFS/Oral Medicine/ENT trainee at Foundation/Core Training level interested in developing skills of diagnosing oral conditions including head and neck malignancy. The fellow will gain exposure to surgical management in theatre and also have the opportunity to attend specialist oral medicine outpatient clinics and be responsible for research and audit. + GMC/GDC
About us
As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Creating a world-leading Academic Health Sciences Centre.
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Our excellent benefits include final salary pension scheme. Please visit our website to find out more.
Equality of opportunity is our Policy. The Trust provides health services to a diverse community.
Please note that successful completion of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is our accepted minimum language requirement
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our unit is one of the largest tertiary referral base centres in the UK for Complex Head and Neck Oncological Surgery including Salvage Surgery, Transoral Robotic Surgery, Thyroid and Salivary Gland Cancer. The Unit also provides a tertiary referral base for complex Thyroid Surgery including revision and mediastinal surgery, malignant skull base surgery, complex head and neck skin cancers and surgery osteoradionecrosis. It is a high-volume unit performing between 2-5 free flaps a week and over 50 TORS cases per annum.
The successful candidate will be working as part of the Oral maxillofacial team within Head and Neck surgical oncology unit working primarily under the supervision of Dr Barbara Carey (Consultant in Oral Medicine), Mr Alastair Fry, Mr Mustansir Alibhai and Mr Rafal Niziol (Oral and maxillofacial head and neck Surgery).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our unit is one of the largest tertiary referral base centres in the UK for Complex Head and Neck Oncological Surgery including Salvage Surgery, Transoral Robotic Surgery, Thyroid and Salivary Gland Cancer. The Unit also provides a tertiary referral base for complex Thyroid Surgery including revision and mediastinal surgery, malignant skull base surgery, complex head and neck skin cancers and surgery osteoradionecrosis. It is a high-volume unit performing between 2-5 free flaps a week and over 50 TORS cases per annum.
The successful candidate will be working as part of the Oral maxillofacial team within Head and Neck surgical oncology unit working primarily under the supervision of Dr Barbara Carey (Consultant in Oral Medicine), Mr Alastair Fry, Mr Mustansir Alibhai and Mr Rafal Niziol (Oral and maxillofacial head and neck Surgery).
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Advanced Life Support certification
- Eligible to work in the UK
Desirable
- MRCS part 1 or Equivalent
- Higher degree
Professional/ Statutory Regist
Essential
Desirable
Previous experience
Essential
- Experience in medical, dental or surgical specialities
- ST1/SHO level or higher
Desirable
- Participation in Clinical Audit
- Publications in peer reviewed journal
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Competent IT user
- Ability to perform standard emergency clinical procedures
- Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
- Good communication skills
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Advanced Life Support certification
- Eligible to work in the UK
Desirable
- MRCS part 1 or Equivalent
- Higher degree
Professional/ Statutory Regist
Essential
Desirable
Previous experience
Essential
- Experience in medical, dental or surgical specialities
- ST1/SHO level or higher
Desirable
- Participation in Clinical Audit
- Publications in peer reviewed journal
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Competent IT user
- Ability to perform standard emergency clinical procedures
- Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
- Good communication skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
