Post CCT fellowship in Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Overview

This prestigious Fellowship in Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery is available as a fixed term appointment for 12 months from October 2026. The post is a full time based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage and is designed to provide a platform for a post CCT surgeon to make the next step towards working as a Consultant. This is an excellent opportunity within the ENT unit at the Trust for the appointee to further their interest and surgical knowledge in this area.

The ENT department performs the largest number of thyroid/parathyroid cases in Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire and is a national lead in continuous intra-operative nerve monitoring. It has very close links with the large endocrinology department and sub-regional renal unit at the hospital. It is expected that the successful candidate will gain competency in all of Head and Neck surgery, particularly thyroid and parathyroid surgery. The hospital has an active robotic program, with the ENT department performing regular TORS surgery as well as Robotic Assisted Thyroidectomy. We expect the fellow to be assisting in the head and neck robotic program.

The Fellow will participate in thyroid/parathyroid MDTs and specialist thyroid and neck lump clinics. The successful applicant will also be actively involved in research and audit and will be responsible for running the MDT meeting. They will be expected to participate in the department’s research program and would be supported in initiating original research. The fellow should aim to publish two peer reviewed publications over the year. The fellow will be supported in these activities with dedicated sessions for research and access to the research nurse. The department is an active participant in national NIHR studies (HoT and NIFTY) and we expect the fellow to be associate PI on these studies.

The post holder will be encouraged to participate in audits, presentations, and teachings. Although, this post is not recognised for training the appointee will be encouraged in their training and development within the role.

Responsibilities

• Participate in thyroid/parathyroid MDTs and specialist thyroid and neck lump clinics.
• Assist in the hospital’s head and neck robotic program, including TORS and Robotic Assisted Thyroidectomy.
• Gain competency in Head and Neck surgery with emphasis on thyroid and parathyroid procedures.
• Contribute to the department’s research program, run the MDT meeting, and participate in audits and presentations.
• Publish two peer‑reviewed articles over the year and engage in original research with support from the research nurse.
• Act as associate PI on NIHR studies (HoT and NIFTY) where possible.
• Participate in thyroid/parathyroid MDTs and neck lump clinics and engage in specialist clinics as appropriate.
• Support training and development activities within the role, with opportunities for teaching.

About the Trust and Working Environment

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached – job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.

This advert closes on Tuesday 26 Aug 2025