Junior Clinical Fellow in Maxillofacial Surgery

Job description

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Junior Clinical Fellow in Maxillofacial SurgeryThe closing date is 22 May 2026

The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit at St George's Hospital offers a broad spectrum of experience in OMFS. This includes Dentoalveolar Surgery, Oral Medicine, Orthognathic Surgery, Trauma Surgery and Head and Neck Oncology.

Applications will only be considered for applicants with FULL GDC registration.

For any queries that cannot be answered by the methods above please contact: Mr Jahrad Haq, Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon through Ms Angela Chapman, Assistant Service Manager Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at St George's Hospital NHS Trust, via e-mail; angela.chapman@stgeorges.nhs.uk

Main duties of the jobThe successful applicant will be working as part of the OMFS Team and their duties will include: Outpatient clinics, A&E, Inpatient admissions, Operating Theatre, Facial Deformity, Orthognathic Surgery, Head and Neck Oncology, Trauma together with an on-call commitment.

The successful applicant will also be expected to partake in audit and research projects and maintain continued professional development.

About usThe Maxillofacial Department at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust consists of seven consultant Maxillofacial Surgeons. All inpatient work is carried out at St George's Hospital where there is an expanding head and neck unit. Outpatient services and Day‐Case facilities are also provided at the Trust.

The inpatient facilities consist of a 22 bed adult ward shared with ENT and a separate Day Care Unit. Outpatient clinics are held daily and operating sessions each day. Head and neck oncology patients are managed within a multidisciplinary team including maxillofacial surgery, ENT, plastic surgery, clinical oncology and allied health care professionals. The consultants are Mr Jayaram, Mr G Smith and Mr K Andi.

Job responsibilitiesThe post holder will need to demonstrate their ability to work at ST1/2 level to cover both the department's outpatient and inpatient services. This is mainly on St George's site but under exceptional circumstances may be required to work at one of our peripheral hospitals.

Outpatient work includes the management of patients in the general outpatient clinics with responsibility compatible with the ST1/2 equivalent experience and opportunity to see new patients as well as follow‐up patients.

Inpatient work includes the general management of pre‐operative and post‐operative patients for all maxillofacial emergencies and planned operations. The ST1/2 equivalent will arrange essential pre‐operative investigations and treatment and perform administrative duties in preparation for theatre sessions. Communication with general practitioners on progress and treatment of admitted patients will also be required. Most patients are clerked in the outpatients with the help of a nurse practitioner.

Person specificationQualifications

Full registration with GMC or GDC

Higher additional qualifications

Experience

At least 6 months experience in OMFS surgery, ENT or plastics at ST1/2 or SHO equivalent

Evidence of continuing medical education

12 months experience in OMFS at ST1/2 or SHO equivalent

Teaching

Ability to organise training and teach junior doctors, therapy staff, nurses and medical students

Qualification in teaching or completion of a 'Teach the Trainers' course

Management

Display achievement of defined targets

Experience of managing budgets and staff

Qualification in management

Disclosure and Barring Service checkThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Tooting Bec

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

21-05-2026

Profession type

Health / Medical

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English