ENT Fellow Interest Otolaryngology H&N University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

A whole-time post as Head and neck surgical oncology fellow with Otolaryngology background is available at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford for 12 months from August 2026. The post will have an out of hours commitment on the registrar on call rota at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

• Rajeev Mathew, Consultant Otolaryngologist, Oxford, Tel:
• Lisa Fraser, Consultant Otolaryngologist, Oxford, Tel:

The appointment is full-time only. Any person who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant colleagues. Suitably qualified job-share candidates will receive serious consideration.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is looking to appoint a Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Fellow. This is a fixed term post for a duration of 12 months. The post holder should be post CCT. They must have experience of working within the NHS and be able to demonstrate a good command of the English language.

The post holder will gain specialist training in head and neck oncology ENT elective and emergency care, with a general out of hours on call commitment of 1 in 9. They will provide a specialist head and neck ENT service at secondary care level, including:

• leading the ward round
• assessment of 2WW patients
• investigation of potential malignancy
• presentation and assessment at MDT
• major resection of head and neck malignancy

They will participate in an emergency service cover out of hours at registrar level. The post holder is expected to attend the Head and Neck MDT in a regular basis, and run the head and neck fast track neck lump service.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital trust, and the post holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. It is expected that this will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity.

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, 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.

An indicative timetable is outlined below. The final timetable for the post will be agreed with the clinical lead upon appointment. The Trust expects Clinicians to spend typically 80% of their time on clinical work, and up to 15% on teaching of clinical students, training of junior doctors, continuing medical education and professional development and clinical governance activity. Up to 5% of time may be spent on administration or management, though the proportion may vary from time to time by agreement with the clinical director.

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