Locum Head & Neck Fellow | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£67,325 0
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	OXFORD, OX3 9DU
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	27 Jul 2026
Closing date:	26 Aug 2026

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Summary

Head & Neck clinical Fellow

Job description

Role Summary

The post holder will deliver high-quality care to patients with oral and maxillofacial conditions, with a particular focus on head and neck cancer. The role includes clinical, administrative, teaching, and leadership responsibilities within the Head & Neck and Maxillofacial teams.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Duties

• Provide high-quality care to oral, maxillofacial and head & neck cancer patients.

• Participate in the 2-week wait cancer pathway, running a dedicated parallel clinic with a consultant.

• Attend and actively contribute to Head & Neck MDT meetings and post-MDT clinics.

• Ensure patients are appropriately staged and listed for MDT discussion within required timeframes.

• Manage the weekly major head & neck theatre list.

• Undertake middle-grade duties on the maxillofacial rota.

• Train in all aspects of maxillofacial and head & neck cancer surgery, including tumour resection and reconstruction.

• Maintain good communication with patients to support shared decision-making.

Head & Neck clinical Fellow

Job description

Role Summary

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Duties

• Provide high-quality care to oral, maxillofacial and head & neck cancer patients.

• Participate in the 2-week wait cancer pathway, running a dedicated parallel clinic with a consultant.

• Attend and actively contribute to Head & Neck MDT meetings and post-MDT clinics.

• Ensure patients are appropriately staged and listed for MDT discussion within required timeframes.

• Manage the weekly major head & neck theatre list.

• Undertake middle-grade duties on the maxillofacial rota.

• Train in all aspects of maxillofacial and head & neck cancer surgery, including tumour resection and reconstruction.

• Maintain good communication with patients to support shared decision-making.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to theten core principles

Oxford University Hospitalspromotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Head and Neck fellow timetable

8am-9am

9am-1pm

1.30pm 5.30pm

5.30pm – 8pm

Monday

Ward round

Theatre

Tuesday

Ward round

Clinic

Admin

Wednesday

Ward round

Theatre

Thursday

Ward round

Clinic

MDT and Clinic

Friday

Ward round

Study

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On calls

On call will be based in John Radcliffe Hospital but need to cross cover Churchill site.

On call as per rota, 1 in 8 middle grade cover

This advert closes on Monday 10 Aug 2026

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