Head and Neck Clinical fellow Maxillofacial- ST

Main area Head and Neck Maxillofacial Grade NHS Medical & Dental:
Local Appointment nodal point 5 (MT05) Contract 12 months (12 month fixed term) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job  
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Employer University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Leicester Royal Infirmary Town Leicester Salary £73,992 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 03/04/2026 23:59

The benefits of a UK fellowship trainee include expanded exposure to salivary gland pathology and surgical management of oral cancer. The candidate will be offered advanced training and hands‑on exposure to all aspects of Maxillofacial Surgery, including (but not limited to) surgical head and neck oncology.

This post is to work within the Maxillofacial Department at the Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust.

The Maxillofacial Department is a busy and expanding department, which undertakes the full range of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery services in Leicestershire for a population of over one million. There is a large volume of routine oral surgical referrals and maxillofacial trauma. Special interests of the department include Head and Neck Oncology, Oral and Facial Reconstruction, Facial Deformity including Cleft Lip and Palate problems, and Oral and Craniofacial Implants.

The fellow will work closely with the consultants designated above. The fellow will work closely with the Head and Neck consultant team in the field of head and neck surgery. The fellow will be mentored in head and neck patient management, decision making protocols and contemporary management. The fellow will be mentored in surgical techniques including tumor ablation and neck dissection.

They will spend a period of two weeks with the Head and Neck oncologists at the LRI.

Critically, the service also provides the full scope maxillofacial surgery, such as deformity, trauma, and Salivary gland surgery as well as Oral surgery. The attraction for the fellow will be the enormous volume and variety of maxillofacial pathology this department attracts.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023‑2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact,
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

The Leicester Royal Infirmary is an acute hospital with beds for each of the main specialties and contains the only Accident and Emergency Unit in the District.

The Department is based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary in the City Centre. There are dedicated clinic rooms onsite with support from nursing teams and other allied health professionals. The department also has its own dedicated prosthesis laboratory and technicians with a state of the art 3D printer and facilities.

The service has 14 theatre sessions per week, day case patients recover in the Ambulatory Surgical Unit (ASU) on level 2 of the Balmoral Building whilst our inpatients are on Level 3 in Ward 9 or within the Kinmonth Unit (high dependency step down unit).

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with licence to practice
• Post graduate FRCS (ORL‑HNS) or equivalent
• Higher Degree

• Competent to work without direct supervision
• Shows awareness of own limitations

• Peer reviewed journal publications
• Willingness to do research and evidence of provisional
• research
• Evidence of successful grant applications

• Five years as a…