Job summary
Employer heading
The James Brown Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery and Reconstruction
MT05
Job overview
Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint 2 full time Head and neck fellow’s in Head and neck oncology with reconstruction from August 2025 for a 12 Month fixed term contract.Ìý
The Regional Maxillofacial Unit provides a comprehensive service in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery to the residents of South Sefton and Liverpool and more broadly to Merseyside and Cheshire as a whole.Ìý
ÌýThe Regional Unit operates a ‘hub and spoke’ arrangement with other hospitals in the region.Ìý Most major surgery carried out centrally at the hub (Aintree) and numerous outpatient and minor surgery arrangements peripherally in the spoke hospitals.
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The successful candidate will also participate in the Specialty Trainee MFU 1:8 oncall from home rota.
ÌýApplicants are required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council.
ÌýFor further information, please contact Miss Fazilet Bekiroglu Clinical Lead – 0151 529 5290
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Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be exposed to all facets of head & neck surgery and reconstruction, with a focus on the oral cavity and midface.
The fellow will be expected to sustain daily involvement in all elements of patient care; ward rounds, outpatient clinics, theatre, and teaching/training for other surgical team members. The education and training of Oral & Maxillofacial registrars and more junior trainees will be an important component of the Fellowship, in preparation for assuming a future Consultant position (including supervision of clinical audit projects)
Working for our organisation
ÌýLiverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
ÌýWe 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.Ìý
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.Ìý
ÌýFor 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.
Ìý 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. is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. 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 is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will be exposed to all facets of head & neck surgery and reconstruction, with a focus on the oral cavity and midface.
The fellow will be expected to sustain daily involvement in all elements of patient care; ward rounds, outpatient clinics, theatre, and teaching/training for other surgical team members. The education and training of Oral & Maxillofacial registrars and more junior trainees will be an important component of the Fellowship, in preparation for assuming a future Consultant position (including supervision of clinical audit projects)
Person specification
Qualifications/training
Essential criteria
- Primary dental qualification registerable with GDC AND Primary medical qualification registerable with GMC
- FDSRCS or equivalent
- MRCS or equivalent
- FRCS OFMS
- Peri/post CCT
Knowledge/previous experience
Essential criteria
- Completed at least ST 6 in OFMS
Research/ publications
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate interest in clinical research
Desirable criteria
- Previous publications and presentations
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Fazilet Bekiroglu
- Job title
- MFU Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 529 5290
- Additional information
Rachel Wilson - Medical Staffing Manager -Head and neckÌý
0151 529 4277Ìý
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