Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12-month Senior Clinical Fellowship in Thyroid, Parathyroid and Robotic Head & Neck Surgery at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust.
This unique fellowship offers advanced training in the full spectrum of benign and malignant Head & Neck Surgery, with particular emphasis on thyroid and parathyroid disease, surgeon-performed ultrasound, minimally invasive interventions and robotic surgery.
The department provides comprehensive multidisciplinary care through dedicated one-stop diagnostic clinics delivered in collaboration with Endocrinology, Radiology and Cellular Pathology. The service manages a high volume of endocrine neck pathology and performs over 120 thyroid and parathyroid procedures annually, including complex thyroid surgery, minimally invasive parathyroidectomy and re-operative endocrine surgery.
The successful candidate will gain extensive experience in surgeon-performed head and neck ultrasound, ultrasound-guided diagnostic procedures, endocrine neck surgery, robotic surgery and multidisciplinary management of head and neck disease. The fellowship provides an exceptional opportunity for senior trainees approaching CCT, post-CCT fellows or newly appointed consultants wishing to develop advanced subspecialist expertise in endocrine head and neck surgery.
Main duties of the job
- Participate in the assessment, investigation and management of patients with benign and malignant head and neck conditions.
- Undertake supervised and independent operating across the spectrum of thyroid, parathyroid and head and neck surgery according to experience and competency.
- Attend dedicated thyroid, parathyroid and head and neck clinics, including one-stop diagnostic clinics.
- Develop competency in head and neck ultrasound, including thyroid, salivary gland and cervical lymph node assessment, with opportunities for ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration and core biopsy.
- Gain exposure to thyroid thermal ablation techniques, including radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and microwave ablation (MWA).
- Participate in robotic head and neck and endocrine surgery, including exposure to Transoral Robotic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach (TORTVA) and Transoral Robotic Parathyroidectomy Vestibular Approach (TORPVA).
- Participate in weekly Head & Neck Cancer and Endocrine MDT meetings and contribute to multidisciplinary decision-making.
- Contribute to the delivery and development of the Head & Neck, Thyroid and Parathyroid services in accordance with Trust objectives.
- Provide clinical supervision and teaching for junior medical staff, medical students and allied healthcare professionals.
- Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement, research and service development projects.
About us
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To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.