Senior Clinical Fellow in Ear, Nose and Throat

Senior Clinical Fellow in Ear, Nose and Throat

Senior Clinical Fellow in Ear, Nose and Throat

Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH) is pleased to offer an exceptional opportunity for a Peri-CCT or post-exam fellow seeking advanced experience in Head and Neck ablative surgery, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, and complex multidisciplinary surgical care.

This fellowship is designed for candidates aiming to build consultant-level competencies in high-level ENT practice within an established, high performing regional centre.

About the Department

QVH is a leading regional Head & Neck unit operating a successful hub-and-spoke model serving a significant population across the South East. The department includes:

• 16 OMFS Consultants
• A high volume of weekly theatre lists dedicated to Head & Neck, thyroid, and parathyroid cases
• A fully equipped maxillofacial laboratory, including in house 3D planning and wafer construction

The fellow will be an integral part of the clinical team, attending theatre, general and specialty clinics, MDT meetings, and consultant-led sessions.

Main duties of the job

About the Role

As the Senior Clinical Fellow in Ear, Nose and Throat Fellow, you will gain extensive experience across the full range of ablative procedures, including:

• Advanced and complex salvage Head & Neck cases
• Benign and malignant thyroid surgery

Close collaborative working with both ENT and Maxillofacial Consultants offers comprehensive exposure to reconstructive pathways and multidisciplinary care. During the fellowship, you will be supported to manage patients across the full clinical pathway-from initial presentation and MDT discussion, through surgery, into the postoperative and follow-up phases.

About us

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.

A centre of excellence, with an international reputation for pioneering advanced techniques and treatments. Everything we do is informed by our passion for providing the highest quality care and the best clinical outcomes.

At QVH we are proud of our achievements and our specialist services continue to record excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We regularly receive excellent results from patient satisfaction surveys and on average 98% of inpatients say they would recommend the hospital to their family or friends.

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Job responsibilities

What You Will Gain

Throughout the fellowship, you will develop confidence and advanced skills in:

• Diagnostic assessment and pre operative planning
• Operative ENT Oncology, thyroid, and parathyroid surgery
• Postoperative care and long term outpatient follow up
• Complex case decision making and participation in MDTs

If suitably experienced, you may also contribute to teaching junior staff and deliver departmental education sessions.

You will additionally be encouraged and supported to:

• Undertake audit and clinical governance
• Publish research using QVH's extensive clinico pathological datasets
• Participate in ongoing departmental projects and service improvement initiatives

General Duties

• Ward-based patient care and documentation
• Participation in audit and governance
• Supporting outpatient and theatre activity
• Contributing where service needs require

Person Specification Qualifications

• MBBS, or equivalent, medical degree
• Full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and with a current licence to practice
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice and supported by worked based assessments of clinical performance and multisource feedback, or equivalent
• Evidence of achievement of broad based anaesthetic training with a recognised training authority, supported by evidence from work based assessments of clinical performance and multisource feedback
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Experience of the NHS/UK practice or equivalent
• Up-to-date ALS/ATLS certificate or equivalent
• Out of hours experience relevant to the post

Fitness to Practice

• Up to date and fit to practice safely; awareness of own training needs; engagement with appraisal and revalidation process

Language Skills

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, of a standard to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues evidenced by undergraduate medical training in English, or ILETS score above 7.5 overall or alternative supporting evidence
• Demonstrate clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation Empathic and sensitive to others' perspectives; capacity to listen to the views of others
• Working in partnership with patients always

Application

• All sections of the application form to be fully completed, including a complete employment history and a logbook summary with details of anaesthetic exposure to date must be submitted with the application

Clinical Expertise

• Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk, able to prioritise clinical need and know when to seek help
• Aptitude for practical skills required for the post e.g. hand eye co ordination, dexterity, visuo spatial awareness

Clinical Governance

• Demonstrate awareness of good decision making; awareness of own limitations with a track record of engaging in clinical governance and learning from errors.
• Evidence of active participation in audit
• Evidence of participation in research with published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals; with the ability to critically appraise published evidence Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems Clear logical thinking showing an analytical/scientific approach A knowledge of study design and the mechanics of undertaking research

Teaching

• Evidence of interest and experience in teaching

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.