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Senior Clinical Fellow in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Portsmouth, PO6 3LYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£76,582

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

26 October 2026

6 days left

Job description

This is a full-time permanent position within the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at Queen Alexandra Hospital. The unit provides a comprehen...

The Oral and Maxillofacial Department is based at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth. The unit is well-staffed with 8 Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeons, 2 Speciality Trainees, 1 Speciality Doctor, 8 Dental Core Trainees and 2 Foundation Year 2 Doctors who will all work closely alongside the Clinical Fellow.

The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department here in Portsmouth has an international reputation for research opportunities. This even more evident in its close ties with both the medical and dental schools.

Upon meeting the fellows academic educational supervisor, such opportunities will be discussed. Within the year, it is expected that the fellow will produce two publications; one centred around outcomes from the department/region, the other can be based on the fellow or indeed their supervisors particular research interest. The department has a growing literature based grounding in human factors, head and neck oncology, reconstruction and reanimation.

Title: Senior Clinical Fellow in Oral & Maxillofacial

Surgery

Staff Group: Medical

Reports to: Oral &

Maxillofacial Clinical Director, Consultant Surgeon

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems.
  • Ability to prioritise clinical need.
  • Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk.
  • Recognition of, and ability to undertake the initial management of, an acutely ill patient.

Desirable: - Documented evidence of clinical experience working full-time or part-time in OMFS.

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues.
  • Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-informed practice.

Desirable

  • Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements such as degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements.
  • Evidence of involvement in an audit project, a quality improvement project, formal research project or other activity which:- focuses on patient safety and clinical improvement.
  • Demonstrates an interest in and commitment to the specialty beyond the mandatory curriculum.

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

12 October 2026

Last checked

14 October 2026

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About the employer

PHU
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

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