Locally Employed Doctor - Head & Neck Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery
| Posting date: | 16 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £65,048 - £73,992 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 October 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L9 7AL |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7416743/287-ASUR-153-25 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Clinical Fellow in Head & Neck, Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery
12 Months fixed term fromAugust 26
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint 1Fellowto the Directorate of ENTavailable from 06/08/26. University Hospital Aintree is the Main Tertiary Referral Hospital for head & neck malignancy in Liverpool, Merseyside and Cheshire and provides high-volume clinical experience and mentored research opportunities in ablative head and neck/thyroid surgery.
The post is aimed at candidates approaching the end of their higher surgical training, ideally with the FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent, or post CCT. The year will be characterised by a progressive balance of mentorship and autonomy, aiming to extend the candidate’s surgical and clinical management competency to that of a safe independent practitioner working within a head and neck multi-disciplinary team.
The person appointed will work at the Aintree Hospital site and will be a member of the ENT Directorate. On call commitments are a 1:9 prospective night cover and a daytime ‘hot-reg’ cover on a1:9rolling week rota.
Applicants are required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council.
For informal discussions regarding the posts please contact Mr Jason Fleming, Fellowship Director, on 0151 529 5259.
Applicants should submit online through NHS jobs.
The successful candidate will be trained in all aspects of modern surgical head & neck oncology including transoral surgery, traditional open ablative surgery &benign & malignant thyroid/parathyroid disease.
The successful candidate will prepare & present patients in the MDT along with being involved with data collection, population of dedicated oncology/thyroid databases & publishing on the clinical outcomes of the unit.
Our researchers are recognised national & international leaders in head & neck cancer, including immunotherapy (Professor Ottensmeier), HPV positive oropharynx cancer (Prof Jones), oral cancer (Prof Shaw) & survivorship, including health related quality of life (Prof Rogers) & speech &language therapy (Prof Patterson). LHNC boasts a comprehensive portfolio of early & late-phase clinical trials & is the leading recruiter to NIHR head & neck studies with over 5000 patients recruited since 2006.
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.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
During the clinical year, the Fellow’s primary responsibilities are in the field of patient care, including both in- and out-patient settings. The Fellow has primary responsibility to lead the junior clinical team for ward, teaching and referral queries related to head and neck cancer patients.
Surgical responsibility during the year will be tailored on a personalised basis depending on the candidate’s progress, with progressively increasing responsibility in major cases. Teaching of registrars will be an important component of the Fellowship, in preparation for assuming a future Consultant position.
This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025
Clinical Fellow in Head & Neck, Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery
12 Months fixed term fromAugust 26
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint 1Fellowto the Directorate of ENTavailable from 06/08/26. University Hospital Aintree is the Main Tertiary Referral Hospital for head & neck malignancy in Liverpool, Merseyside and Cheshire and provides high-volume clinical experience and mentored research opportunities in ablative head and neck/thyroid surgery.
The post is aimed at candidates approaching the end of their higher surgical training, ideally with the FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent, or post CCT. The year will be characterised by a progressive balance of mentorship and autonomy, aiming to extend the candidate’s surgical and clinical management competency to that of a safe independent practitioner working within a head and neck multi-disciplinary team.
The person appointed will work at the Aintree Hospital site and will be a member of the ENT Directorate. On call commitments are a 1:9 prospective night cover and a daytime ‘hot-reg’ cover on a1:9rolling week rota.
Applicants are required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council.
For informal discussions regarding the posts please contact Mr Jason Fleming, Fellowship Director, on 0151 529 5259.
Applicants should submit online through NHS jobs.
The successful candidate will be trained in all aspects of modern surgical head & neck oncology including transoral surgery, traditional open ablative surgery &benign & malignant thyroid/parathyroid disease.
The successful candidate will prepare & present patients in the MDT along with being involved with data collection, population of dedicated oncology/thyroid databases & publishing on the clinical outcomes of the unit.
Our researchers are recognised national & international leaders in head & neck cancer, including immunotherapy (Professor Ottensmeier), HPV positive oropharynx cancer (Prof Jones), oral cancer (Prof Shaw) & survivorship, including health related quality of life (Prof Rogers) & speech &language therapy (Prof Patterson). LHNC boasts a comprehensive portfolio of early & late-phase clinical trials & is the leading recruiter to NIHR head & neck studies with over 5000 patients recruited since 2006.
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.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
During the clinical year, the Fellow’s primary responsibilities are in the field of patient care, including both in- and out-patient settings. The Fellow has primary responsibility to lead the junior clinical team for ward, teaching and referral queries related to head and neck cancer patients.
Surgical responsibility during the year will be tailored on a personalised basis depending on the candidate’s progress, with progressively increasing responsibility in major cases. Teaching of registrars will be an important component of the Fellowship, in preparation for assuming a future Consultant position.
This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025