Senior Clinical Fellow in Otology and Skull Base surgery

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.

Job overview

Applications are invited for a Senior Clinical Fellow post in the ENT department at Guy's Hospital, part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC).

This post is suitable for a Specialist Registrar who holds or will awarded CCT (or equivalent) prior to starting the role and is interested in getting further specialist experience before taking up a consultant post. An intercollegiate exam in Otolaryngology or equivalent is essential.

The Clinical Fellow will be working in the otology skull base team. The post involves working with the Skull base units at Guys, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Kings college Hospital. The surgical lead for this post is Rupert Obholzer. There is opportunity to gain experience in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of Skull Base conditions. Operative experiences would include advanced otology and complex skull base surgery. We have an active research program and participation in this programme is strongly encouraged.

Main duties of the job

Overall purpose of the post:

1. To assist in the provision of high quality ENT services to Trust patients, with specific emphasis on otology ENT services, including the development of the service.
2. To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high quality of patient care and to contribute to service developments.
3. To take part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
4. To participate in research activities with the Department.
5. To help maintain the data collection of patients.

Working for our organisation

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post is for tenure of one year. The appointment is primarily based at St Thomas' Hospital, including The Evelina Children's Hospital. All adult surgery takes place at Guy's Hospital. On-call duties will also include some off-site emergency activity at King's College Hospital. The position is full-time and will include on-call commitments at an experienced SpR level. It offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience in Skull based Surgery as well as advanced Otology. In addition, the fellow will be strongly encouraged and supported to undertake clinical research. Some undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and participation in audit is required. Candidates should have appropriate clinical and operative experience. UK candidates must have completed their Specialist training program prior to the commencement of this post.

All candidates should be on the GMC register and have MRCS Part 2 or equivalent. Publications demonstrating both an interest in the field and an ability to complete and write up research. Excellent communication skills as evidence by application form and interview.

Non UK / EEA applicants should ensure that they are aware of recent changes to the Immigration rules for Postgraduate Doctors and Dentists.

Please note that the vacancies advertised may be subject to change prior to interview.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GMC registration and hold a license to practice
• FRCS Intercollegiate exam or equivalent Otololaryngology training

Desirable criteria

• Hold or imminently to hold CST in Otololaryngology

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

• Comprehensive clinical experience in ENT
• A high level of clinical and surgical expertise in the full range of general otolaryngology
• Some personal experience in specialist skull base surgery

Teaching & Other

Essential criteria

• Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
• Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training research

Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or studies at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

Flexible working

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.

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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.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 214.4KB)
• Senior Clinical Fellow in Skull Base (PDF, 376.6KB)