Job summary
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a Clinical Research Fellow in Rhinology to the Directorate of ENT. The post is available from February 2027 for 12 months, full-time, fixed-term. Aintree University Hospital is the main tertiary referral Hospital for Liverpool, Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales. On call commitments are currently 1:9 prospective night and day time cover. Applicants are required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council. This post is suitable for a senior ENT trainee who aspires to develop a portfolio of academic output (e.g. presentations, publications) in rhinology. The post will be of interest to trainees who aspire for a career in rhinology and require focused professional development in order to successfully apply for a clinical fellowship in rhinology. The research fellow is expected to complete projects in collaboration with the rhinology team. The post will be jointly supervised by Mr. S Williams and Mr. S Leong.

Closing date: 09 November 2026
Salary: £67,325 to £67,998 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term, 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 287-ASUR-181-26

Person Specification

• Essential qualifications: MRCS and/or European Board ORL examination
• Desirable qualifications: Higher qualifications BSc, MD, MPhil, MSc
• Essential experience: Completed at least ST 6 level or equivalent higher surgical training in Otolaryngology
• Desirable experience: Core Surgical Training experience in related specialties (e.g. Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Maxillo-Facial Surgery)
• Essential skills: Flexibility, Team Worker, Teaching ability, Basic surgical techniques; Experience in endoscopic sinus surgery, rhinology, head and neck surgery; Managing ENT emergencies e.g. tracheostomy, neck wounds, epistaxis
• Desirable skills: Surgical skills: Endoscopic sinus surgery and attendance at relevant courses
• Essential other: Good Clinical Practice certificate; Evidence of audit and research publications in ENT
• Desirable other: Publications in peer reviewed journals and presentations at learned society meetings/conferences; Experience with organising courses, meetings etc.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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.

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.

Employer contact: Sam Leong, ENT Clinical Lead, Sam.Leong@liverpoolft.nhs.uk, 01515295262

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