Job vacancy: The James Brown Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery and Reconstruction, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool

Job summary

Main area: OMFS
Grade: MT04
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (WITH ONCALL)
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (with on call)
Job ref: 287-ASUR-166-26

Employer: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Aintree University Hospital
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £67,325 - £76,582 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/11/2026 23:59

The James Brown Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery and Reconstruction

MT04

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This full-time, 12-month fellowship at Aintree University Hospital is intended for an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon preparing for consultant practice in complex head and neck oncology and reconstruction. The post provides extensive operative exposure, increasing responsibility under supervision, regular multidisciplinary practice and access to the Liverpool Head and Neck Centre research environment.

Person specification

Qualifications/training

Essential criteria

Primary medical qualification registerable with the General Medical Council AND primary dental qualification registerable with the General Dental Council; full professional registration by the time of appointment; FRCS OMFS or an accepted equivalent; higher surgical training in oral and maxillofacial surgery to the level required for this fellowship.

Desirable criteria

Certificate of Completion of Training or equivalent evidence of completed specialist training; additional relevant postgraduate qualification

Knowledge/previous experience

Essential criteria

Substantial experience in head and neck cancer care; competence in perioperative management; experience appropriate to a peri-CCT or post-CCT fellowship.

Desirable criteria

Additional experience in complex ablation, free-flap reconstruction, skull base work or related subspecialty practice.

Clinical judgement

Essential criteria

Demonstrate interest in clinical research

Desirable criteria

Evidence of increasing independent responsibility in a tertiary service.

Research and audit

Essential criteria

Demonstrable interest in clinical research, audit or quality improvement; willingness to contribute to outcomes data and fellowship publications.

Desirable criteria

Peer-reviewed publications, presentations, trial recruitment or experience with prospectively maintained clinical datasets.

Communication and teaching

Essential criteria

Clear written and spoken communication; able to work effectively with patients, families and multidisciplinary colleagues; experience of teaching resident doctors, trainees or other members of the team.

Desirable criteria

Experience of presenting complex cases at a head and neck multidisciplinary meeting; formal training in education or evidence of developing and evaluating teaching

Organisation professionalism and practical requirements

Essential criteria

Able to prioritise clinical work, manage time and contribute to team decisions; commitment to patient safety, equality, integrity and collaborative working; flexibility to meet service requirements; able to join the Maxillofacial Unit on-call rota

Desirable criteria

Evidence of leadership or wider departmental contribution; full driving licence and access to suitable transport where required for the post.

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18^th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £25.70 (standard disclosure) or £46.70 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment.

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

Fair Employment Charter Status - Aspiring Level

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

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

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Miss Fazilet Bekiroglu
Job title: MFU Clinical Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0151 529 5290
Additional information: Professor Andrew Schache. OMFS Consultant
[email protected]

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