Clinical Fellow in Head & Neck Imaging (ST 5 or 6)

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.

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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.