Head & Neck Fellow

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; United States; À distance; USD 60 000 - 79 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working options

Research environment access

Résumé du poste

A 12-month James Brown Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery and Reconstruction is based at Aintree University Hospital, part of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It targets an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon preparing for consultant practice in complex oncology and reconstruction, with extensive operative exposure and multidisciplinary collaboration.

The post emphasises high responsibility under supervision, access to a dedicated head and neck research environment, and flexible

Qualifications

• Primary medical qualification registerable with the General Medical Council; primary dental qualification registerable with the General Dental Council.
• FRCS OMFS or an accepted equivalent; higher surgical training in oral and maxillofacial surgery to the level required for this fellowship.

Responsabilités

• Provide advanced head and neck oncology and reconstruction care.

Description du poste

James Brown Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery and Reconstruction - 12-month fixed-term, 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., The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £25.70 (standard disclosure) or £46.70 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.
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))., 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)).,

• 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.
• Certificate of Completion of Training or equivalent evidence of completed specialist training; additional relevant postgraduate qualification,
• Substantial experience in head and neck cancer care; competence in perioperative management; experience appropriate to a peri-CCT or post-CCT fellowship.
• Additional experience in complex ablation, free-flap reconstruction, skull base work or related subspecialty practice.
• Demonstrate interest in clinical research, Evidence of increasing independent responsibility in a tertiary service.
• Demonstrable interest in clinical research, audit or quality improvement; willingness to contribute to outcomes data and fellowship publications.
• Peer-reviewed publications, presentations, trial recruitment or experience with prospectively maintained clinical datasets.
• 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.
• Experience of presenting complex cases at a head and neck multidisciplinary meeting; formal training in education or evidence of developing and evaluating teaching, 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.
• Evidence of leadership or wider departmental contribution; full driving licence and access to suitable transport where required for the post.
• You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.