Head and Neck Clinical Fellow

The closing date is 25 February 2026

NUH is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Clinical Fellow at ST3 level or above to support our Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department. The post is for 12 months initially with the potential to extend.

This is an exciting opportunity to get excellent experience in OMFS including oncology and deformity sub-specialties. You will work closely with consultants, other junior doctors and multi‑disciplinary teams. The post holder will be part of the 2nd on‑call rota alongside trainees and other fellows on a 1:6 basis and should therefore have completed core competencies, have full MRCS and have experience working within the NHS.

The post holder will support various aspects of this busy service, with a commitment to the 2nd on‑call out of hours rota (1:6). The post holder will rotate between all consultants to allow a broad range of experience.

The post holder will be expected to;

• Provide inpatient and outpatient services (theatres and clinics) under consultant supervision
• Contribute to the emergency out of hours rota
• Supervise daily ward rounds
• Conduct patient management in line with plans agreed with the Consultants
• Support and teach junior colleagues effectively
• Participate in M&M and MDT meetings
• Contribute to Quality & Improvement Projects within the department

Post holders can expect to;

• Build upon post graduate clinical experience
• Master a number of procedural techniques
• Further develop experience and expertise in the identification and management of the sick patient
• Further develop experience and familiarity in identifying and managing a wide variety of conditions, including making appropriate decisions regarding the need for admission
• Hone communication skills with patients, relatives and colleagues
• Increasingly work towards independent practice at Registrar level, leading ward rounds, assessing patients, making decisions etc. with Consultant support and supervision available
• Develop skills in managing time and conflicting priorities

Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives, and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.

With more than 20,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond. Our Trust spans over three sites including Queen's Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House.

• Full GMC registration with license to practice in the UK
• For (or eligible for) GDC registration with license to practice in the UK
• IELTS core minimum 7.5 OR minimum grade B in all 4 sub tests of the Occupational English Test

• Good and wide ranging recent experience of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in an acute inpatient setting in a large acute hospital
• Evidence of completion of key competencies equivalent to at least core/junior registrar level
• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement
• Experience of working out of hours with limited support

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English
• Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals
• Able to work within a team

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit/quality improvement
• Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
• Original research publications

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.

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