Academic Fellow in Head and Neck Oncology

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
UCLH
UCLH is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically-led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.

Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites.

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and head and neck disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

Head & Neck Academic Centre
The HNAC is a fledgling department within the division of surgical and interventional sciences of UCL. The HNAC is a multidisciplinary and pan-speciality group, dedicated to excellence in research and education of head and neck disease. We embrace new ways of working across head and neck disciplines, always reviewing current practice to deliver the best outcomes for patients.

Head & Neck Service for North Central and East London
This is one of busiest head and neck departments in the UK with 16 specialist H&N surgical consultants working closely between ENT and OMFS across two main MDT sites of UCLH and the Royal London Hospital. The remit of surgery in the department includes subspecialties of skull base, sarcoma, salivary and thyroid surgery as well the more routine head and neck cases.

The surgical team works closely with an excellent team of clinical nurse specialists, airway anaesthetists, surgical ITU specialists as well as speech and language therapists and dieticians to ensure a seamless journey for our patients through the peri-operative period. We are a leading centre for clinical trials in head and neck oncology, with an on site proton bean radiotherapy suite and a network of experienced head and neck oncology physicians.

We encourage all team members undertake audit and research projects and are proud to regularly have members across the MDT presenting at national and international meetings. We actively and prospectively collect outcome data supported by our head and neck data manager including contributing to the national quality outcomes project.
- For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

**Person specification**:
**Professional Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Eligible for Full registration with GMC
- Eligible for full registration with GDC
- MBBS or equivalent qualification
- MRCS/ or equivalent postgraduate diploma
- Strong publication record

**Desirable criteria**:

- Completion of specialist training in Otolaryngology, OMFS (or equivalent)
- BDS or equivalent
- Higher degree/research degree

**Clinical Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- A minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience in Head and Neck surgery equivalent
- Competence in clinical skills relevant to Head and Neck surgery training
- Experience at SpR level or equivalent

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience in other related specialties
- ATLS/APLS/
- ALS or equivalent

**Clinical/Research Skills and Knowledge**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Demonstrable interest in research
- Commitment to personal and professional development in academia
- Competent to work without direct supervision where appropriate
- Clear logical thinking showing an analytical/scientific approach
- Understanding of clinical risk management
- Knowledge of evidence informed practice

**Desirable criteria**:

- Extra-curricular activities and achievements relevant to Head and Neck surgery
- Demonstrates breadth of experience and awareness in and outside specialty
- Valid GCP
- Research methods training

**Clinical Governance Audit and IT**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Understanding of clinical governance including, but not limited to audit, appraisal and risk management
- Good understanding of hospital clinical data repositories and adequate IT skills to support your work

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience with statistical software

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage’s staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for e