Senior Clinical Fellow – ENT Laryngology and Airway: Sponsorship Available

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This ENT Laryngology & Airway fellow post is to work within the field of Laryngology and Airway surgery based at the Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust (LUHFT) which is the major teaching hospital in the Merseyside & Cheshire region.

The successful candidate is expected to undertake the duties of a Specialty Trainee in ENT. Service commitments include out-patient clinics, theatre sessions, daytime on-call duties as well as participating in the on-call rota. At LUHFT we offer tertiary services for laryngology and airway surgery.

The post is aimed at candidates approaching the end of their higher surgical training, ideally with the FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent, or post CCT.

The year will be characterised by a progressive balance of mentorship and autonomy, aiming to extend the candidate’s surgical and clinical management competency to that of a safe independent practitioner working within a head & neck multi-disciplinary team.

On call commitments are a 1:9 prospective night cover & a daytime ‘hot-reg’ cover on a1:9 rolling week rota.Applicants are required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council.

**Please note this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received**

Main duties of the job

All operating is undertaken in Aintree University Hospital where the head & neck ward and inpatients are based. Complex airway and laryngology operations are performed as expected of a tertiary centre. The department was an early adopter of lasers in head and neck surgery and this is favoured for use in laryngeal and airway pathology. Open laryngotracheal reconstruction is also performed in the department.

There is a procedural local anaesthetic clinic alternate weeks in Aintree University Hospital offering the following services:

-Botox injection to vocal cords

-Vocal cord medialization

– Pharyngo-laryngeal biopsies

-Transnasal oesophagoscopy and dilatation

There are close links with respiratory and cardiothoracics in LUHFT and Liverpool heart and chest hospital. The speech and language therapists in the trust offer specialist services in managing patients with: head and neck cancer, dysphagia, professional voice, performance singing voice, inducible laryngeal obstruction and exercise induced laryngeal obstruction.

There is a joint ENT vasculitis clinic where patients are assessed by ENT and nephrology. There is an Upper Airway Clinic where patients are seen by ENT, respiratory, SLT and physio. In this twice monthly MDT clinic patients are seen and assessed for conditions such as inducible laryngeal obstruction.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB ChB or equivalent.
  • MRCS or equivalent
  • Full GMC registration

Desirable

  • GMC Specialist register in ENT
  • FRCS ORL-HNS (or equivalent)

Training

Essential

  • ENT Experience at Specialty Trainee/ Specialist Registrar level

Desirable

  • Completion of Specialist Training in ENT

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • ENT Experience at specialist trainee/registrar level (ST6 and above)
  • Management of ENT emergencies and on call at Specialist Trainee level

Desirable

  • Completion of Specialist Training in ENT

Teaching and Audit

Essential

  • Audit / teaching experience

Desirable

  • Higher degree in medical education
  • Publication/presentation of audit within the subspecialty

Research Academia

Essential

  • Demonstrate understanding of different research methods
  • Publication in ENT

Desirable

  • Publications in peer reviewed journals in laryngology and airway surgery
  • Post graduate degree
  • Presentation of work at national or international meeting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 20 November 2026

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