Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH NHSFT) is one of the largest and best known hospitals in the UK. The foundation of our care is the simple idea: treat others as you would be treated yourself.  The Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital, offering general and specialist and women's, maternity and neonatal care respectively.

Addenbrooke's acts as the regional Major Trauma Centre for the East of England, being the only hospital in the region to provide neurosurgery and interventional radiology.  A key factor in providing the expert care for major trauma is ensuring the availability of these specialties in one dedicated location, something providing regular, unique training opportunities for Maxillofacial trainees in the region.

As an internationally known university teaching hospital, it is a natural centre for specialist services dealing with rare or complex conditions needing the most modern facilities, up-to-date treatment and the best doctors.

Many of the hospital's specialists are leaders in their fields. This means that care is of the highest standard and that local patients benefit from having this concentration of medical expertise on their doorstep.

As well as delivering care through Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie, CUH is also:

• a university teaching hospital with a worldwide reputation
• a government-designated biomedical research centre
• one of only five academic health science centres in the UK
• partner in the development of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus

The Maxillofacial Team at CUH NHSFT

Welcome to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Cambridge! We pride ourselves on delivering the highest quality training possible in a friendly environment.  We offer volumes of surgical and clinical opportunities, taking advantage of close multidisciplinary team working in the fields of head and neck oncology, cleft, orthognathics and craniofacial trauma.

Mr M Cameron 

Head & neck oncology, orofacial reconstruction, cutaneous malignancy, tracheotomy in surgery, facial trauma

Mr Christopher Fowell

Facial deformity surgery, craniomaxillofacial trauma, paediatric maxillofacial surgery, dentoalveolar surgery and skin cancer of the head and neck.

Miss K Moar

Specialist interest in cleft

Mr V Santhanam

Facial deformity surgery, head & neck skin cancers, craniofacial trauma & reconstruction, salivary gland diseases and facial plastic surgery

Mr M Thompson 

Head & neck oncology, oral cancer with reconstruction

Our Maxillofacial team also includes 2 x Specialist Trainee positions, 1 x Associate Specialist, 5 x Dental Core Trainees and 5 x Clinical Fellows.

The Unit and trainees enjoy the benefits of 3 x Orthodontic consultants, 3 x Orthodontic Senior Trainee posts, 1 Restorative Consultant and 2 x Paediatric Dentistry consultants.  The opportunities for extended educational, clinical and academic development are plentiful!

Travel Information:

Cambridge is 60 miles north of London and is easily accessible by road from major ports and airports. The CUH campus is on the southern fringe of Cambridge, about six kilometres from the city centre. The hospital is easily accessible by public transport. The hospital has its own bus station and numerous buses, including the guided bus, connect the site with the rest of Cambridge and the surrounding area. The railway station is an easy walk or short bus ride away. Cambridge is famous as a cycling town. There is easy access to the campus by bicycle and many cycle racks at entrances and other points. There is also car parking available on site.

By car: The campus is located just off J11 of the M11. Major trunk roads to the area are the M11, A11, A10 and A14. The A14 also links to the A1 providing excellent access to the Midlands and north of England.

By train or bus: Regular trains from London and other towns and cities (Cambridge is readily accessible from both Kings Cross and Liverpool Street, with direct journey times of only 50 minutes!)

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The Oral and Maxillo-Facial team welcomes you to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. As a department, we offer specialist training that provides a diverse skill set suitable for all levels of the curriculum. Being the central hub for local hospitals, we are now the 4^th largest head and neck unit in the UK. This allows for close collaboration and training from teams complementary to OMFS, such as ENT and plastic surgery. Along with our orthodontic department, that also provides regional orthodontic training; we also provide high level orthognathic training, as we perform over 50 orthognathic cases per year.

Top 5 Reasons to train at the Norfolk & Norwich :

1. Training and timetable dependant on individual trainee need
2. Integrated teaching from teams complementary to OMFS
3. Friendly and supportive environment to train
4. Priority training in all OMFS operative surgical skills 
5. A vibrant, historic city to explore and enjoy while training

Teaching : 

Registrar specific training is integrated with the Pan Thames Deanery. This provides an opportunity to meet other trainees within other regions, and is focused on the FRCS exam. Regional training days are centralised to Cambridge. These provide a day to meet other hospital teams in a relaxed environment, along with basic training in the core OMFS domains. Locally, teaching is provided once a week to the junior members of the team. We actively encourage our registrar to assist in delivering this training, developing their skills as a teacher and trainer.

Research : 

We actively encourage research in our department and expect our trainee, with support, to attend and present at national and international conferences.

Typical Timetables :

On-call arrangements: The post will include 1 in 8 weekend and one night a week on-call commitments as part of a busy clinical department with a three tier well supported on call service. 

Study Leave:  

Details of study leave allowances are provided in the Health Education England East of England’s Study Leave Guidelines for Trainees.  There is usually a maximum of 30 days study leave which excludes core regional teaching program days.

Educational Supervisor:

 The trainee will have a named Educational Supervisor who will assist the trainee in developing a personal training programme and annual training plan. 

Meet the Trainee

Khemanand Maharaj

My name is Khemanand, and I feel very privileged to train and work in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, East of England rotation. I started my OMFS training in February 2018 as an ST3 at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

The East of England Deanery is a great place to train and the region is an absolutely fantastic place to live with lots of historical background. The hospitals included in my rotation are all highly recommended for training and provide a splendid learning environment. At NNUH, there is a focus on surgical and academic development for all trainees. I have been able to integrate myself quite well within the department and other related specialties (Plastic and ENT Surgery) as this hospital is very trainee motivated, with fantastic mentors. I have been able to arrange regular meetings with my Assigned Educational Supervisor and Clinical Supervisors to maximize my training opportunities, and develop my career in becoming a Head and Neck Oncology Surgeon. In my ST3 year, I completed over 40 supervised neck dissections, well over the indicated required numbers. I have also completed reasonable numbers of orthognathic, trauma and dentoalveolar cases with continued progress in my surgical skills, all under supervision. On the academic side, I had the chance to present at national and international conferences (oral and poster) and given lots of opportunity to attend courses relevant to my development.

I believe training in this region prepares you to become a holistic surgeon with boundless surgical and non-surgical skills needed to be an outstanding consultant. I strongly recommend training in the East of England with fantastic trainers and a supportive environment.

Meet A Trainer

David McAnerney

My name is David McAnerney and I am the newest consultant for the N&N. I specialise in orthognathic surgery, but also have a specialist interest in sialendoscopy.

I graduated from The Royal London for both medicine and dentistry and decided to move to the East of England to continue my higher surgical training. Having rotated through the East of England hospitals, I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone wishing to train in OMFS.

I am one of the two consultants that provide the orthognathic service at the N&N, while one day a week is spent at a spoke hospital – the James Paget in Great Yarmouth. As well as this, my lists cater to general OMFS and semi elective trauma, which I would hope trainees would take an active part in. I am also the OMFS lead in currently creating a new sialendoscopic service, joint with ENT, to provide this to the region within the next few months.    

Norfolk is a beautiful county to live and train in with plenty of opportunities waiting for you to explore.

Our Department 

Consultants:

We have 4 oral and maxillofacial consultants that provide a full range of services. Two sub specialise in oncology and reconstruction while two specialise in orthognathics. There is also an oral surgery consultant that provides dentoalveolar services, along with sedation within the department.

Staff Grades:

We have six current staff grades but are aiming to expand further. They provide all aspects of patient care and assist in on call duties and DCT training.

Junior Staff:

Includes four dental core trainees at NNUH and a further three at Kings Lynn, a spoke hospital, that cover on call commitments. 

Trainees standard timetable:

Contacts:

Training Program Director : c.fowell@nhs.net

Department Lead: richard.sisson@nnuh.nhs.uk

We are happy to arrange a visit to our department to meet the team and to see, first hand, the services we provide along with the training you will receive.

About the Trust

The Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) is one of the busiest teaching trusts in England. We serve over 900,000 people across Norfolk, North Suffolk and surrounding areas for specialist services.

In 2016/17 our 7,500 members of staff delivered 816,000 outpatient appointments, 90,000 day cases and 90,000 inpatient admissions from our three hospitals.