Clinical Fellow

Job Overview

Applications are invited for a full time Senior Clinical Fellow post in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will have established leadership and team‑working qualities and will be expected to play an active role in the provision and delivery of healthcare for patients who need treatment for a wide range of non‑oncology conditions in the specialty, including facial trauma, orthognathic surgery, salivary gland surgery, TMJ replacement surgery and reconstructive surgery for facial skin defects.

• Provide a clinical service in conjunction with colleagues and under the direction of OMFS Consultants, including prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.
• Examine and treat new patients in the outpatient clinic and assist in review clinics; organise and apply suitable investigations and make diagnoses and treatment plans / decisions independently, guided by the responsible Consultant and Service Lead at a level appropriate for experience and knowledge.
• Manage surgical treatments within the OMFS outpatient clinic and on the day‑surgery unit. Some degree of clinical freedom in outpatient clinics and day case surgery lists may be afforded subject to progress and outcome review.
• Provide advice to clinicians in hospital and primary care, originating from telephone calls from external practitioners, other departments, associated clinical professionals or ward referrals. Availability to the Emergency Department to see, assess, diagnose and, where appropriate, treat urgent cases is part of the on‑call clinical commitments.
• Oversee administrative duties associated with patient care and assist with broader OMFS department administration by agreement.
• Participate in risk management, clinical audit and other clinical governance activities within the OMFS department and the Trust; adherence to Caldicott Principles is mandatory.
• Engage in the Trust Appraisal Scheme with the Supervising Consultant or Clinical Lead to identify training and development needs; seek personal and professional development to fulfill Royal College or Competent Authority (GDC, GMC) requirements in CME/CPD.

• Senior OMFS trainee, after or towards the end of regular training.
• Dual medical and dental qualification is desirable; a medical qualification is essential.
• Skilled and confident to act as 2nd on‑call on a 1:6 basis during weekdays and 1:10 for weekends alongside a junior colleague with a dental or medical degree.
• Expected to cover clinical services across all sites of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15 000 staff across South East London. The department plays an active role in the established Major Trauma Centre at King's, and consequently a main emphasis of the post will be the provision of Oral & Maxillofacial Trauma services both within and outside normal working hours.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan and has set net‑zero carbon targets for 2040 and 2045. Everyone's contribution is required to meet these goals.

There are four Specialty Registrar posts and two Senior Clinical Fellow posts in the department.