Clinical Fellow in Craniofacial Services

Job overview

This is a higher surgical training post which has educational approval from the Specialist Advisory Committees of the 3 surgical specialties most directly involved with craniofacial surgery, namely Neurosurgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic Surgery.  The Post is intended for a trainee from any one of these 3 specialties, who has definite interest in craniofacial surgery and who wishes to gain further sub-specialty training at the end of higher surgical training (post CCT or Peri CCT ).  The appointment will be for 12 months likely commencing December 2025.

The Craniofacial Fellow is a full member of the craniofacial team and will be required to be fully involved with the pre-operative assessment of patients referred to the consultants.  In addition, he/she will be required to attend, assist with and carry out as appropriate, surgical treatment under the supervision of the consultants.

Main duties of the job

The Fellow will be fully involved in the post-operative management of all the craniofacial elective cases. On-call may be arranged through the home specialty of the candidate.

Attendance at the craniofacial clinics in the Children’s Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital is compulsory.

For further information please contact via email: Martin Evans [email protected] (Craniofacial Clinical Lead)

PLEASE NOTE: you MUST attach a Curriculum Vitae when you complete the online application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

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