Birmingham Thyroid Fellowship – August 2027: Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

There is an opportunity for a motivated individual to join the ENT department at University Hospitals Birmingham from 4th August 2027 for 12 months.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is the largest multi-site Trust in the UK. The ENT Department works across four sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), Birmingham Heartlands Hospital (BHH), Good Hope Hospital (GHH) and Solihull Hospital (SHH).

The Birmingham Thyroid Surgery Fellowship provides an excellent opportunity to work within a high-volume supra-regional university teaching hospital (the largest thyroid surgery unit in the UK) with a multidisciplinary focus. Our aim is to provide comprehensive training in the surgical management of a wide range of thyroid and parathyroid conditions. The fellowship offers exposure to the medical and surgical management of malignant and benign thyroid cases, including advanced differentiated thyroid cancer, medullary thyroid cancer, severe thyrotoxicosis and retrosternal disease. In addition, the ENT department provides a large volume of parathyroid operations, including primary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism. Outpatient commitments include specialist thyroid, thyroid oncology, genetic thyroid oncology and 2 week wait clinics. Our department has close connections with University of Birmingham and from an academic perspective, the department is currently involved in national clinical trials and there is plenty of opportunity to undertake research during the fellowship.

Main duties of the job

The ENT Department has 30 full time equivalent consultants and 3 part time consultants. Within the ENT department at UHB, there are currently 10 consultants specialising in Head & Neck and thyroid surgery. The pan-Birmingham thyroid MDT is one of the largest thyroid MDTs in the country. The department performs around 500 thyroid/parathyroid operations per year.

The middle grade tier within the department consists of 9 middle grade doctors at the QEHB site, including 4 fellows (Thyroid, Head & Neck, Otology/Skull base and Rhinology/Anterior Skull base) and 5 residents. At the HGS site there 3 Associate Specialists, 3 residents and 2 speciality doctors. There are 8 tier one doctors at the QEHB site and 6 at the HGS site.

The appointee will be expected to undertake cross-site working with a formal job plan, with most elective work based at QEHB and some sessions at BHH. All major head and neck elective theatre sessions will be at QE Hospital, with some tertiary parathyroid operating at BHH.

The job plan will include a commitment to clinic, theatre and out of hours on call duties. Time will be given for admin and supporting professional activities. The appointee will be expected to attend and contribute to Clinical Governance, teaching and audit within the department. Access to a car is important for on call purposes.

Fellows will be expected to teach junior doctors, nurses and other allied health professionals during ward rounds, outpatient clinics, emergency situations and theatre sessions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with GMC
  • FRCS (ORL HNS) or
  • CCT Holder or equivalent qualification

Experience

Essential

  • 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

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Good understanding of research and evidence based management of thyroid disorders
  • Regular presentation at national/international meetings

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: 4 October 2026

To apply for this job please visit uhb.tal.net.