Main area ENT Grade Senior Clinical Fellow Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (On call NGH 1:9) Job ref 265-7422649-SUR
Employer Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Northampton General Hospital Town Northampton Salary £73,992 per annum / pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2025 23:59
Senior Clinical Fellow in Head & Neck and Laryngology
Senior Clinical Fellow
Job overview
There is an opportunity for a motivated individual to join the ENT department at University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital.
The ENT Department works across two sites: Kettering general Hospital and Northampton General Hospital.
Main duties of the job
This Fellowship provides an excellent opportunity to work within a high-volume regional university teaching hospital with a multidisciplinary focus. Our aim is to provide comprehensive training in the surgical management of a wide range of Head & Neck and laryngology conditions. The fellowship offers exposure to the medical and surgical management of malignant and benign Head and cases which includes Robotic surgery. The other aspect of the fellowship includes exposure to a large volume Voice, Airway and Swallow pathologies. Outpatient commitments include specialist Head and Neck, laryngology and thyroid clinics. The candidate will undertake voice clinics with a speech and language therapist to support. KGH offers office procedures LA where the candidate will be trained to perform laryngeal injections, balloon dilation and ablation surgery with Blue laser. We specialise in state-of-the-art VOIS Thyroplasty and are setup to begin Laryngeal reinnervation surgeries in Sept 2025. Robotic surgeries are performed at NGH on a fortnightly basis and the candidate will also get an opportunity to gain experience in it.
Working for our organisation
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
* Compassion
* Accountability
* Respect
* Integrity
* Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be provided with secretarial support and computing facilities to be able to access all the information technology required for your role. We have online dictation, prescribing, discharge summaries, clinic letters, investigation requests and results and radiology.
See job specification and also speak to senior team at UHN regarding the role.
Person specification
Qualification
* Registered with GMC FRCS (ORL HNS) or CCT Holder or equivalent qualification
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Clinical Experience
* Broad based clinical experience in ENT. Able to manage common emergency cases. Competent in emergency surgical skills. Competent in head and neck operations and diagnostics. Keen to learn advanced techniques in thyroid and parathyroid surgery
* Good understanding of research and evidence-based management of Head and Neck pathologies thyroid/parathyroid and voice disorders. Regular presentation at national/international meetings
* Publications in peer review journals
PRACTICAL / INTELLLECTUAL SKILLS
* Effective communication skills. Manual dexterity. Experience of MDT and team working
* Comfortable managing both benign and malignant head and neck emergencies presenting to the Unit
At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.
We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence® designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).
We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communication and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
* Compassion
* Respect
* Integrity
* Courageous
* Accountable
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Contact
Name Mr Gana Job title Group ENT Clinical Lead Email address polycarp.gana@nhs.net Telephone number 01536492274 Additional information
Polycarp Gana, ENT Consultant Surgeon
Group ENT Clinical Lead
ENT, Head and Neck Department
University Hospitals, Northamptonshire
Tel. 01536492274 or email polycarp.gana@nhs.net
Or
Mr. Rohan Bidaye Consultant ENT Surgeon – University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
Tel: External: 01604 523200, opt 1, opt 3, opt 3 or 01536493910
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