# Senior Clinical Fellow - Oral Surgery / Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Town:** Blackburn
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £67,325 PA
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Until August 2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-02T12:00:55.124Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Blackburn/East_Lancashire_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Oral_OMFS/Oral_OMFS-v7903673
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7903673?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.elht.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical Fellow to join our Oral & Maxillofacial Team at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.  This is a fixed term role for 12 months.

The successful candidate will be placed within the Oral & Maxillofacial Directorate with clinical duties covering the inpatient wards and outpatient clinics with commitments to participate in the day, weekend, twilight and night  registrar on call rota.

The post-holders will be expected to support the continuing care of ENT in-patients and participate on the registrar on call rota with appropriate banding.

The post-holder will be expected to participate in  audit meetings and will be welcome to participate in any available further training and study opportunities.

### Main duties of the job

- Attending ward rounds
- Attending MDT meetings
- Undertaking routine clinical procedures on wards
- Seeing ward referrals and outliers
- Opportunity to gain experience in specialty relevant and GIM procedures
- Follow up management of acute inpatients
- Prescribing
- Discharge summaries
- Contributing to quality improvement across the pathway
- Working as equivalent to junior registrar level on call.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances, in discussion with the post holder. This role profile is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only.  The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role and in initial and on-going discussions with the designated manager.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description for detailed information about the role. You can also check the Person Specification to see what qualification, skills and experience are required for this role.

## Job Details

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical Fellow to join our Oral & Maxillofacial Team at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. This is a fixed term role for 12 months.

The successful candidate will be placed within the Oral & Maxillofacial Directorate with clinical duties covering the inpatient wards and outpatient clinics with commitments to participate in the day, weekend, twilight and night registrar on call rota.

The post-holders will be expected to support the continuing care of ENT in-patients and participate on the registrar on call rota with appropriate banding.

The post-holder will be expected to participate in audit meetings and will be welcome to participate in any available further training and study opportunities.

## Job Description

Attending ward rounds

Attending MDT meetings

Undertaking routine clinical procedures on wards

Seeing ward referrals and outliers

Opportunity to gain experience in specialty relevant and GIM procedures

Follow up management of acute inpatients

Prescribing

Discharge summaries

Contributing to quality improvement across the pathway

Working as equivalent to junior registrar level on call.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances, in discussion with the post holder. This role profile is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only. The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role and in initial and on-going discussions with the designated manager.

## Responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description for detailed information about the role. You can also check the Person Specification to see what qualification, skills and experience are required for this role.

## Person Specification

### Training

**Essential**

- Training to DCT2 level in OMFS or Oral Surgery

**Desirable**

- Speciality Training ST3+, SAS or equivalent in OMFS or Oral Surgery

### Experience

**Essential**

- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and evidence of participation
- Prior experience of teaching trainees
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems

**Desirable**

- Experience in independent trauma operating
- Publications in refereed journals

### Management

**Essential**

- Ability to manage patients on a Head and Neck ward

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- BDS or equivalent
- Full or Temporary registration with GDC, or full registration with GMC

**Desirable**

- MFDS, MJDF, MRCS
- MBChB or equivalent

### Continuing Professional Develop

**Essential**

- Commitment to Continuing Medical/Dental Education

## Documents

- [privacy notice (pdf, 305.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1761)
- [job description (pdf, 464.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10284509)
- [person specification (pdf, 152.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10179769)
- [benefits of working at elht (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2405)
- [additional candidate information 2024 (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2494)

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