# Senior Clinical Fellow in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-oral-and-maxillofacial-surgery/edaa51c6-0d06-4a84-a443-adcfd662882c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-oral-and-maxillofacial-surgery/edaa51c6-0d06-4a84-a443-adcfd662882c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust - **Location:** Queen Alexandra Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £76582.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-26T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-12T12:29:38.563Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C8192-26-0546 - **Application URL:** https://easyapply.jobs/r/QJaoRXQ27p4JJQ1VON0b - **Employer website:** https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary This is a full-time permanent position within the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at Queen Alexandra Hospital. The unit provides a comprehensive range of Oral and Maxillofacial services, including: Head and Neck Oncology, Trauma and Facial Deformity Surgery, Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Surgery, Facial Reanimation Surgery. ### Main duties of the job The Oral and Maxillofacial Department is based at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth. The unit is well-staffed with 8 Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeons, 2 Speciality Trainees, 1 Speciality Doctor, 8 Dental Core Trainees and 2 Foundation Year 2 Doctors who will all work closely alongside the Clinical Fellow. The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department here in Portsmouth has an international reputation for research opportunities. This even more evident in its close ties with both the medical and dental schools. Upon meeting the fellows academic educational supervisor, such opportunities will be discussed. Within the year, it is expected that the fellow will produce two publications; one centred around outcomes from the department/region, the other can be based on the fellow or indeed their supervisors particular research interest. The department has a growing literature based grounding in human factors, head and neck oncology, reconstruction and reanimation. ### About us The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. ### Details - Date posted: 12 October 2026 - Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff - Salary: £76,582 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: REF2659N - Job locations: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Title: Senior Clinical Fellow in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Staff Group: Medical Reports to: Oral & Maxillofacial Clinical Director, Consultant Surgeon PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT. ### UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). ### Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues. - Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives. - Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-informed practice. **Desirable** - Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements such as degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements. - Evidence of involvement in an audit project, a quality improvement project, formal research project or other activity which:- focuses on patient safety and clinical improvement. - Demonstrates an interest in and commitment to the specialty beyond the mandatory curriculum. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems. - Ability to prioritise clinical need. - Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk. - Recognition of, and ability to undertake the initial management of, an acutely ill patient. **Desirable** - Documented evidence of clinical experience working full-time or part-time in OMFS. ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.