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ENT
Grade
Junior Clinical Fellow
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (0)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (1 in 10 rota)
Job ref
321-NOTS-MS-7979626
Employer
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
John Radcliffe
Town
OXFORD
Salary
£54,499 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/06/2026 23:59

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

ENT Junior Clinical Fellow x 2

Junior Clinical Fellow

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS 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 of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton 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. 

Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.

For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit  http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values/default.aspx

 


 

Job overview

TITLE OF POST:

Clinical Fellow ENT (equivalent SHO Level)

SPECIALTY:

Ear Nose and Throat

CONSULTANTS:

Miss Penny Lennox, 

 

Mr Ian Bottrill,

 

Mr James Ramsden,

 

Mr Pablo Martinez-Deveza

 

Mr Stuart Winter

 

Mr Priy Silva

 

Mr James Snelling

 

Mrs Abi Lamyman

 

Mr  Sam Mackeith

 

Mrs Lisa Fraser

 

Miss Ayeshah Abdul-Hamid

 

Ms Summy Bola

 

Mr Rajeev Matthew

 

Mr Ricky Pal

 

Miss Sonia Kumar

 

Ms Ciba Paul

 

Mr Ali Qureishi

FULL-TIME/PART-TIME:

Full time

BASE HOSPITALS:

The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford

WORK PATTERN:

Full Shift.

INCLUDES PROSPECTIVE COVER:     

n/a

ACCOMMODATION:                   

The post holder is not required to be resident. Hospital accommodation is available with a basic charge.

The main ENT Department is located in the West Wing at The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.  It provides emergency care and wide range of general and sub-specialty elective inpatient work for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire regions. Day surgery cases are treated in the West Wing, Churchill head and neck unit, The Horton, Stoke Mandeville Hospital and High Wycombe. 

Main duties of the job

 

 

The department prides itself on being a regional tertiary referral centre for head and neck oncology, skull base surgery and neurology, paediatric ENT, specialist rhinology and otology including cochlear implants and bone anchored hearing aids.  It is the hub of the Regional Registrar Training Programme. It is an extremely well supported department with ample opportunity for learning and development and successful applicants will join a well-respected and recognised department and team.

 

The work of the Department is supported by a full range of support services including audiology, speech & language therapy, an aural care team, pre-clerking nurses, head & neck cancer nursing team, dieticians, paediatric tracheotomy nurse specialists etc

 

The post-holder will organise induction teaching for rotating residents and help manage the rota during changeover periods. You will be expected to organise/deliver a weekly programme of teaching for nurses/ allied health care professionals and junior doctors/medical students. You will be responsible to delivering skills-based teaching to junior doctors and medical students and monitoring their progress. Once a month you will be expected to contribute to departmental training in conjunction with the clinical governance/teaching lead.

 

 

 

Working for our organisation

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 and 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. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism. 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This post will be for 12 months from August 2025. The successful applicant will be expected to be involved in the following:

  • Patient care: The successful candidate will be expected to undertake regular outpatient clinical activities including but not limited to – nasal fracture clinic, aural care clinics, emergency ENT clinic and otitis externa clinics.
  • Theatres – the candidate will be allocated theatre sessions.

 

In addition, there will be opportunities to be involved in the following for educational and training purposes:

  • Departmental teaching sessions
  • Clinical Governance meetings
  • Audit, Research and Quality Improvement                                                There is plenty of support to participate in projects within the department.

 

 The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in outpatient activity, in particular pre-assessment and emergency clinic with supervision provided. The candidate will take part in the resident 1 in 10 rota and have the opportunity to attend theatre and learn from supernumerary clinics.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC with licence to practice
  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Attendance at relevant courses, e.g. ATLS
  • Completion of Foundation Programme
  • MRCS or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Must have worked in the NHS in the UK as a doctor for a minimum of 6 months prior to this appointment
  • Previous ENT Experience essential
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of clinical governance

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Judgement under Pressure: Capacity to operate effectively under pressure & remain objective in highly emotive/pressurised situations. Awareness of own limitations & when to ask for help
  • Communication Skills: Capacity to communicate effectively & sensitively with others, able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
  • Problem Solving: Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytical and flexible mind. Capacity to bring a range of approaches to problem solving
  • Situation Awareness: Capacity to monitor and anticipate situations that may change rapidly
  • Decision Making: Demonstrates effective judgement and decision-making skills
  • Leadership & Team Involvement: Capacity to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team & demonstrate leadership when appropriate. Capacity to establish good working relations with others
  • Organisation & Planning: Capacity to manage time and prioritise workload, balance urgent & important demands, follow instructions. Understands importance & impact of information systems
  • Technical Knowledge & Clinical Expertise: Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & judgement & prioritise clinical need. Demonstrates appropriate technical competence & evidence of development of excellent diagnostic skills & judgement
  • MUST BE FLUENT IN SPOKEN AND WRITTEN ENGLISH

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sumrit Bola
Job title
ENT Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01865225725
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