Senior Clinical Fellow in ENT Head & Neck


Location
Salary
£55,355 - £67,325 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Senior
Deadline
29 Sep 2026
Contract Type
1 year (Fixed Term)
Posted Date
15 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

11 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Other

    Excellent communication skills

  • Other

    Ability to travel between Trust sites

  • Other

    Committed to personal and professional development

  • Research

    Experience of research, particularly in collaboration with other clinicians

  • Teaching

    Commitment to organise education and training of junior doctors, therapy staff, nurses and medical students

  • Management

    Willingness to participate in management activities

  • Management

    Motivated to ensure achievement of defined targets

  • Disposition

    Potential to cope with stressful situations, undertake responsibility and be a team player

  • Experience & ability

    Evidence of continuing medical education .

  • Qualifications & Training

    Full registration with the GMC

  • Qualifications & Training

    Fellowship of the Royal College or affiliated body

Desirable

8 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Other

    Experience in developing effective and collaborative working relationships

  • Research

    Willingness to continue participation in research

  • Teaching

    Qualification in teaching or completion of a ‘Teach the Trainers’ course

  • Management

    Experience of change management

  • Disposition

    Enthusiastic and approachable

  • Experience & ability

    Other specific medical interests

  • Qualifications & Training

    Higher additional qualification

  • Qualifications & Training

    Possession of CCT

Job overview

Head and Neck Fellow Post:

We are looking for an enthusiastic clinician with a special interest in head and neck oncology to contribute to delivering the highest quality of patient care. The head and neck unit at St George’s Hospital performs the full range of complex ablative head and neck surgery, and has a large endocrine neck surgery practice with over 300 thyroid & parathyroid operations performed each year. In addition, the unit is one of few in the UK with a regular robotic head and neck surgery programme. We work closely with our surgical colleagues in Plastics, Thoracics, Neurosurgery, and Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, as well as Oncologists from the Royal Marsden Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to work closely with colleagues and management in developing the ability of the department to respond to operational pressures together with clinical governance and longer-term service strategies.

The post holder will be expected to carry out audit and activities associated with Clinical Governance as required by the Trusts and / or by the Royal College.

Start Date - 5 October 2027 - Fixed term 1 Year

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Promotion of (and participation in) teaching within the department
  • Flexible cover for the clinical commitments of the department
  • To be active in research and to continue to maintain and update his or her professional knowledge

The post is covered by terms and conditions of Service for Hospital Medical and Dental Staff and General Whitely Council conditions. The post holder will be expected to carry out audit and activities associated with clinical governance as required by the Trusts and or by The Royal College

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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This advert is for Senior Clinical Fellow in ENT Head & Neck with St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Ear, Nose and Throat role. The advertised salary is £55,355 - £67,325 per annum. The contract type is 1 year (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 29 Sep 2026.

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