Job overview
The main ENT Department is located in the West Wing at The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. It provides emergency care and wide range of general and sub-specialty elective inpatient work for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire regions. Day surgery cases are treated in the West Wing, Churchill head and neck unit, The Horton, Stoke Mandeville Hospital and High Wycombe.
Main duties of the job
The department prides itself on being a regional tertiary referral centre for head and neck oncology, skull base surgery and neurology, paediatric ENT, specialist rhinology and otology including cochlear implants and bone anchored hearing aids. It is the hub of the Regional Registrar Training Programme. It is an extremely well supported department with ample opportunity for learning and development and successful applicants will join a well-respected and recognised department and team.
The work of the Department is supported by a full range of support services including audiology, speech & language therapy, an aural care team, pre-clerking nurses, head & neck cancer nursing team, dieticians, paediatric tracheotomy nurse specialists etc
The post-holder will organise induction teaching for rotating residents and help manage the rota during changeover periods. You will be expected to organise/deliver a weekly programme of teaching for nurses/ allied health care professionals and junior doctors/medical students. You will be responsible to delivering skills-based teaching to junior doctors and medical students and monitoring their progress. Once a month you will be expected to contribute to departmental training in conjunction with the clinical governance/teaching lead.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post will be for 12 months from August 2025. The successful applicant will be expected to be involved in the following:
- Patient care: The successful candidate will be expected to undertake regular outpatient clinical activities including but not limited to – nasal fracture clinic, aural care clinics, emergency ENT clinic and otitis externa clinics.
- Theatres – the candidate will be allocated theatre sessions.
In addition, there will be opportunities to be involved in the following for educational and training purposes:
- Departmental teaching sessions
- Clinical Governance meetings
- Audit, Research and Quality Improvement There is plenty of support to participate in projects within the department.
The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in outpatient activity, in particular pre-assessment and emergency clinic with supervision provided. The candidate will take part in the resident 1 in 10 rota and have the opportunity to attend theatre and learn from supernumerary clinics.
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This advert is for ENT Junior Clinical Fellow x 2 with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, South East, England. It is listed as a Junior Medical doctor Ear, Nose and Throat role. The advertised salary is £54,499 Per Annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (0). The application deadline is 21 Jun 2026.
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