Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Fellow in Head & Neck Imaging (ST 5 or 6)
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Clinical Fellow in Head & Neck Imaging (ST 5 or 6)
Applications are invited from senior trainees for the London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, Clinical Fellow in Head and Neck Imaging.
LNWUH is one of the largest tertiary referral centres in London with over 30 ENT and OMFS surgeons. The unit offers a full range of services including head and neck cancer, laryngopharyngectomy, free flap reconstruction, craniofacial resection and reconstruction, tracheal resection, intrathoracic thyroid surgery, voice surgery and the full range of elective rhinology, otology and oral and maxillofacial surgery.
The head and neck radiology service has 6 full-time Consultants. The unit provides a full range of diagnostic imaging and a wide range of routine and complex intervention. Interventional services include FNA, core biopsy, salivary intervention and an image-guided complex biopsy (inc. skull base and intra-operative) service.
Main duties of the job
The post is predominantly based at Northwick Park Hospital. Some cross-site travel may be required as to support the clinical service. On-call registrar service is expected.
Participate in the rapid imaging and consultant evaluation (direct-access) suspected H&N cancer patient clinics with other core members of the H&N team.
- Report and perform a full spectrum of head and neck diagnostic imaging under appropriate supervision.
- Undertake a full range of routine interventional procedures (FNA/core biopsy) under appropriate supervision.
- Undertake advanced interventional procedures under appropriate supervision
- They will also be expected to join the NPH registrar on-call rota service.
- Prepare and present cases at the regional H&N cancer MDTs each week.
- Prepare and present cases at a range of subspecialist H&N clinico-radiological conferences (e.g audiology, OMFS MDTs etc.)
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will participate in all areas of head and neck imaging within the department of radiology.
Please see the attached Job Description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
- FRCR or equivalent
- Full GMC registration and licence to practice
Desirable criteria
- CCT
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in Head and Neck Radiology
- Experience in acute (on-call) radiology
Desirable criteria
- Completion of subspecialty training in h=Head and Neck Imaging
- Functional imaging (NM) including PET imaging
Management
Essential criteria
- Participation in clinical governance and quality improvement
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading a quality improvement project
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Chris Burd
- Job title
- Consultant Radiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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