Locum Head & Neck Fellow

Job summary
Head & Neck clinical Fellow

Job description
Role Summary
The post holder will deliver high-quality care to patients with oral and maxillofacial conditions, with a particular focus on head and neck cancer. The role includes clinical, administrative, teaching, and leadership responsibilities within the Head & Neck and Maxillofacial teams.

Key Responsibilities
Clinical Duties

• Provide high-quality care to oral, maxillofacial and head & neck cancer patients.
• Participate in the 2-week wait cancer pathway, running a dedicated parallel clinic with a consultant.
• Attend and actively contribute to Head & Neck MDT meetings and post-MDT clinics.
• Ensure patients are appropriately staged and listed for MDT discussion within required timeframes.
• Manage the weekly major head & neck theatre list.
• Undertake middle-grade duties on the maxillofacial rota.
• Train in all aspects of maxillofacial and head & neck cancer surgery, including tumour resection and reconstruction.
• Maintain good communication with patients to support shared decision-making.

Head and Neck fellow timetable

• Monday: 8-9 Ward round, 9-1 Theatre, 1.30-5.30 Theatre, 5.30-8 Theatre
• Tuesday: 8-9 Ward round, 9-1 Clinic, 1.30-5.30 Admin
• Wednesday: 8-9 Ward round, 9-1 Theatre, 1.30-5.30 Theatre, 5.30-8 Theatre
• Thursday: 8-9 Ward round, 9-1 Clinic, 1.30-5.30 MDT and Clinic
• Friday: 8-9 Ward round, 9-1 Study, 1.30-5.30 off

On calls
On call will be based in John Radcliffe Hospital but need to cross cover Churchill site. On call as per rota, 1 in 8 middle grade cover.

About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel. In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles. Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC with licence to practice
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• BDS or equivalent dental qualification

Desirable

• MRCS, FRCS (Maxillofacial)
• Attendance at relevant courses, e.g. Flap course, microvascular course
• Post CCT

Experience
Essential

• At least 3 years of clinical experience in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at registrar/ middle grade level.
• Competent to perform basic maxillofacial surgery and ability to manage head and neck in-patients.

Desirable

• Operating experience in head and neck oncology including reconstruction and microvascular anastomosis
• Evidence of commitment to head and neck oncology surgery.

Skills
Essential

• Judgement under pressure: Capacity to operate effectively under pressure & remain objective in highly emotive/pressurised situations. Awareness of own limitations & when to ask for help
• Communication Skills: Capacity to communicate effectively & sensitively with others, able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
• Activity: Must be able to run clinics and theatre lists with reduced supervision
• MUST BE FLUENT IN SPOKEN AND WRITTEN ENGLISH
• Problem Solving: Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytical and flexible mind. Capacity to bring a range of approaches to problem solving
• Situation Awareness: Capacity to monitor and anticipate situations that may change rapidly
• Decision Making: Demonstrates effective judgement and decision-making skills and safe clinical practice
• Leadership & Team Involvement: Capacity to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team & demonstrate leadership when appropriate. Capacity to establish good working relations with others
• Organisation & Planning: Capacity to manage time and prioritise workload, balance urgent & important demands, follow instructions. Understands importance & impact of information systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).