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Job requirements
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Clinical judgement
Demonstrate interest in clinical research
- Research and audit
Demonstrable interest in clinical research, audit or quality improvement; willingness to contribute to outcomes data and fellowship publications.
- Qualifications/training
Primary medical qualification registerable with the General Medical Council AND primary dental qualification registerable with the General Dental Council; full professional registration by the time of appointment; FRCS OMFS or an accepted equivalent; higher surgical training in oral and maxillofacial surgery to the level required for this fellowship.
- Communication and teaching
Clear written and spoken communication; able to work effectively with patients, families and multidisciplinary colleagues; experience of teaching resident doctors, trainees or other members of the team.
- Knowledge/previous experience
Substantial experience in head and neck cancer care; competence in perioperative management; experience appropriate to a peri-CCT or post-CCT fellowship.
- Organisation professionalism and practical requirements
Able to prioritise clinical work, manage time and contribute to team decisions; commitment to patient safety, equality, integrity and collaborative working; flexibility to meet service requirements; able to join the Maxillofacial Unit on-call rota
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Clinical judgement
Evidence of increasing independent responsibility in a tertiary service.
- Research and audit
Peer-reviewed publications, presentations, trial recruitment or experience with prospectively maintained clinical datasets.
- Qualifications/training
Certificate of Completion of Training or equivalent evidence of completed specialist training; additional relevant postgraduate qualification
- Communication and teaching
Experience of presenting complex cases at a head and neck multidisciplinary meeting; formal training in education or evidence of developing and evaluating teaching
- Knowledge/previous experience
Additional experience in complex ablation, free-flap reconstruction, skull base work or related subspecialty practice.
- Organisation professionalism and practical requirements
Evidence of leadership or wider departmental contribution; full driving licence and access to suitable transport where required for the post.
Job overview
James Brown Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery and Reconstruction – 12-month fixed-term
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full-time Head & Neck Fellow within the Clinical Department of the Liverpool Head & Neck Centre. The post offers a 12-month fellowship from August 2027–28 & August 2028–29. Based at Aintree University Hospital, the fellowship offers advanced experience in head & neck surgical oncology, including ablative & reconstructive practice, within a specialist regional OMFS service. The service provides care across South Sefton, Liverpool, Merseyside and Cheshire through a hub-and-spoke model, with major cancer surgery and complex reconstruction delivered at Aintree & outpatient or minor surgery undertaken at spoke hospitals. The successful candidate will join the Specialty Trainee non-resident MFU 1:8 on-call rota, covering general OMFS intake & supporting OMFS inpatients, including Head & Neck Cancer service patients. The role includes theatre activity, clinics, multidisciplinary working, inpatient care and postoperative management. Applicants must be fully GMC registered & hold both medical and dental undergraduate qualifications. They must also have completed higher surgical training in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery to a level equivalent to the UK OMFS qualification, culminating in the Intercollegiate Examination in OMFS (FRCS (OMFS)).
Further information is available via the Liverpool Head & Neck Centre website (LHNC Website). **Please note this vacancy may close early once sufficient applications have been received**
Main duties of the job
Further information is available via the Liverpool Head & Neck Centre website (LHNC Website).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This full-time, 12-month fellowship at Aintree University Hospital is intended for an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon preparing for consultant practice in complex head and neck oncology and reconstruction. The post provides extensive operative exposure, increasing responsibility under supervision, regular multidisciplinary practice and access to the Liverpool Head and Neck Centre research environment.
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 The James Brown Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery and Reconstruction with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery role. The advertised salary is £67,325 - £76,582 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (WITH ONCALL). The application deadline is 10 Nov 2026.
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