Senior Clinical Fellow (Head & Neck Oncology Surgery) in London

St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services. With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.

The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital. We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds. As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities.

A fellow in Maxillofacial Surgery with an interest in head and neck oncology is required to work within the regional South-West London Maxillofacial Surgery Network centred around the department at St George's Hospital. The unit is closely associated with the Thomas Tatum Head and Neck Unit and provides treatment for a large number of patients with head and neck cancer. The post offers an excellent opportunity to be part of a large Head and Neck Oncology service covering the South West of London with a population of 1.7 million.

Duties and responsibilities cover the full range of head and neck oncology, including reconstructive surgery. Additionally, the successful applicant will be expected to participate in the management of Maxillofacial trauma and to undertake research. There is strong emphasis on the multi-disciplinary approach to patient care.

Main duties of the job:

• The appointee will be expected to work in close collaboration with all the staff in the Maxillofacial Department.
• The post holder will also be expected to take part in local and regional Audit and Clinical Governance.
• The appointee must have completed the specialist training in their respective country and must provide evidence of attainment of their specialist qualification.
• The appointee must also be able to work in the UK (ie possession of HSMP or EU residency status).
• The appointee must be doubly qualified in Medicine and Dentistry.

On Call - Maxillofacial Surgical Services in south west London are delivered by a network of hospitals including St George’s, Kingston, Ashford, St. Peter’s, Epsom, St Helier and Croydon University hospitals. The on call arrangements for the registrars is in the form of a 1:5 rota with prospective cover.

Timetable - The Fellow will attend the Head and Neck Oncology operating lists (Monday and Tuesday), the Head and Neck MDT and following clinic. All sessions will be on the St George’s Hospital campus.

Person specification:

• Qualifications: MBBS/MFDS/MRCS or equivalent Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery or equivalent Higher Degree.
• Experience: Comprehensive experience in the management of facial trauma, dento-alveolar pathology, oral medicine and generic in-patient management skills, head and neck surgical oncology, surgical Dermatology.
• Skills: Good oral and written communication skills, good interpersonal and leadership skills, ability to work within a team.
• Knowledge: Ability to teach junior staff, evidence of audit projects, evidence of research.

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these.

Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received.