Senior Clinical Head and Neck Fellow in ENT
| Posting date: | 04 June 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £76,582 per annum. Plus enhancements for out of hours working. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2026 |
| Location: | Derby, DE22 3NE |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 8010362/320-MDR-8010362-DP |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
A full-time post for a Senior Head and Neck, Thyroid and Parathyroid Oncology Fellow is required at the Royal Derby Hospital site of University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, to work with a dynamic and supportive Head and Neck team to deliver and develop cancer services and provide advanced surgical training.
This subspecialist fellowship programme provides advanced training in Head and Neck Oncology, Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery, Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) using the Da Vinci Xi system, and complex endocrine surgery. UHDB performs more than 150 thyroid operations per year, making it one of the highest-volume thyroid and parathyroid surgical programmes in the East Midlands. The programme operates in close collaboration with Endocrine Surgery for complex parathyroid cases with intraoperative PTH (ioPTH) monitoring.
This fellowship is exclusively open to candidates with a background in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ENT). Applicantsmust hold the FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalentand must have completed or be near completion of specialist postgraduate training in ENT, possessing the surgical and clinical competencies to function at a senior middle-grade level in a Head and Neck Oncology unit.
Applications are welcome from both UK and international ENT candidates who meet the eligibility criteria.
The fellow is expected to work closely with resident doctors in ENT.
The fellow is also expected to provide second tier on-call cover. The role can be tailored to the training needs of the fellow including cross specialty exposure, if required.
As a Head and Neck fellow, he/she would be expected to attend Head and Neck clinics, work up patients and present at Head and Neck MDT and get involved with overall management of head and neck patients.
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
The ENT Fellow will undertake general and specialist clinics. They will have allocated theatre time with the opportunity to undertake surgery lists independently. They will also assist with consultants undertaking major head and neck surgery.
This is an appointment to cover from August 2026- August 2027. Possession of the MBBS, GDC, plus full GMC registration with Licence to Practise at the time of application is essential.
The elective work involves daily ward rounds, time-tabled sessions for day case, theatre and outpatient clinics. Whilst it is not a recognised training post, this post is well supervised and there are opportunities to learn and develop skills.
This post will participate in the ENT On-call rota.
The post will be based at the Royal Derby Hospital.
This advert closes on Thursday 2 Jul 2026
A full-time post for a Senior Head and Neck, Thyroid and Parathyroid Oncology Fellow is required at the Royal Derby Hospital site of University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, to work with a dynamic and supportive Head and Neck team to deliver and develop cancer services and provide advanced surgical training.
This subspecialist fellowship programme provides advanced training in Head and Neck Oncology, Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery, Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) using the Da Vinci Xi system, and complex endocrine surgery. UHDB performs more than 150 thyroid operations per year, making it one of the highest-volume thyroid and parathyroid surgical programmes in the East Midlands. The programme operates in close collaboration with Endocrine Surgery for complex parathyroid cases with intraoperative PTH (ioPTH) monitoring.
This fellowship is exclusively open to candidates with a background in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ENT). Applicantsmust hold the FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalentand must have completed or be near completion of specialist postgraduate training in ENT, possessing the surgical and clinical competencies to function at a senior middle-grade level in a Head and Neck Oncology unit.
Applications are welcome from both UK and international ENT candidates who meet the eligibility criteria.
The fellow is expected to work closely with resident doctors in ENT.
The fellow is also expected to provide second tier on-call cover. The role can be tailored to the training needs of the fellow including cross specialty exposure, if required.
As a Head and Neck fellow, he/she would be expected to attend Head and Neck clinics, work up patients and present at Head and Neck MDT and get involved with overall management of head and neck patients.
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
The ENT Fellow will undertake general and specialist clinics. They will have allocated theatre time with the opportunity to undertake surgery lists independently. They will also assist with consultants undertaking major head and neck surgery.
This is an appointment to cover from August 2026- August 2027. Possession of the MBBS, GDC, plus full GMC registration with Licence to Practise at the time of application is essential.
The elective work involves daily ward rounds, time-tabled sessions for day case, theatre and outpatient clinics. Whilst it is not a recognised training post, this post is well supervised and there are opportunities to learn and develop skills.
This post will participate in the ENT On-call rota.
The post will be based at the Royal Derby Hospital.
This advert closes on Thursday 2 Jul 2026