Junior Clinical Fellow in ENT

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 19 January 2026

This post is for tenure of 6 months (with view to extend if suitable). The appointment is primarily based at Guy's Hospital. The position is full‑time and will include on‑call commitments at SHO level, including nights and weekends. It offers an excellent opportunity to gain clinical, surgical and research experience across ENT and Head & Neck surgery at a prestigious tertiary centre.

The ENT Department at Guy's & St Thomas' provides tertiary referral Head & Neck cancer, skull base, rhinology/facial plastics and otology (including implantation) and paediatric services. It also provides general secondary level ENT services to Lambeth and Southwark.

Please note that the post will be closed early if we receive a high volume of applications.

• Assist in the provision of high quality ENT and Head & Neck services to Trust patients.
• Diagnose and treat patients of the Trust in such hospitals, health centres, clinics or other premises as required.
• Participate in clinical and other service activities to ensure a high quality of patient care and to contribute to service needs and developments.
• Take part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
• Participate in research activities with the Department.
• Help maintain the data collection of patients.
• Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.
• Work actively and professionally alongside all team members, clinical and non‑clinical.
• Participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care.

Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with a staff of over 13,650, a turnover of over £1.3B and 2 million patient contacts a year. The Trust comprises two of London's oldest and best known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded.

Both hospitals have built on their traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation.

The department has two designated wards:
Blundell mainly for Head and Neck and complex ENT patients, and Esther which is a short‑stay surgical ward. The post holder will join a dedicated team of 11 Junior Residents clinical level FY2‑ST2‑1 JCFs and a wider clinical team of 15 SpRs & SCFs (across ENT adult & Paeds and Head & Neck), 7 Head & Neck Consultants and 16 ENT Consultants.

This post will provide the post‑holder with unrivalled clinical experience and many opportunities for portfolio development including audit and research. The role occupies a central position in the Trust’s delivery of high‑quality clinical care and carries significant responsibility.

Main place of employment:
The post will be predominantly based at the Guys site. It is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the Trust, either on an on‑going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.

Annual Leave:
All leave must be requested at least six weeks in advance to the Resident Rota Co‑ordinator. Some leave requests may need prior agreement with the Clinical Lead and or your supervising consultant. Appropriate arrangements for cover of service provision must be made if needed.

Study Leave:
Study Leave must be requested with at least 6 weeks notice. Requests need to be made to the Junior Doctor Co‑ordinator and are granted at the discretion of the Education team and service provision. In extenuating circumstances short‑notice requests will be considered. Study leave requested must be appropriate to your grade and training programme. Funding for CPD will be equivalent to that of the appropriate Training post.

Training of multi‑disciplinary staff:
The post holder will take responsibility for the training and direction of multi‑disciplinary staff allocated to him/her under the aegis of the training plan that the…