Birmingham Facial Plastics Surgery Fellowship

Job summary

Applications are invited for the Birmingham Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship, which provides an excellent opportunity for the trainee to experience the high-volume workload in a supra regional university teaching hospital with multidisciplinary focus. This post is to commence on 5th August 2026 on a fixed term basis until 3rd August 2027.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be expected to undertake cross-site working with a formal job plan although the on-calls will be based at HGS, the clinics will be mainly at Heartlands and QE Hospitals and the elective theatre sessions will be mainly at Solihull and QE Hospitals (further restructuring may be necessary after the COVID-19 pandemic). The job plan will include a commitment to clinic, theatre and on call duties.

The appointee will be involved in running clinics, theatres and being included in the ENT middle grade on-call rota at Heartlands Hospital.

The advertised post is a Facial Plastic Surgery fellowship and is suitable for those who want to expand their skills and sub-specialise in this field. It is expected that the successful candidate will support the department with achieving the targets for urgent cancer referrals.

Job responsibilities

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.