This is an exciting opportunity for a Locum Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon to join our department at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are a busy unit with strong collaborative working relationships with ENT, Oncology and Dermatology. This is a fantastic opportunity to help the delivery of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery service to patients of Gloucestershire and surrounding areas. This advertisement is for a consultant with an sub-specialist interest in Head and Neck Cancer.
This is a 12 month fixed term position to fill a temporary vacancy in the department. It will be based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. The appointee will maintain the delivery of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery service to patients of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with a specialist interest in Head & Neck Cancer and reconstruction. Other subspecialist interests would be welcomed.
This is a full-time post. Job share applicants are also welcome.
There is an established OMFS H&N service with a significant workload and friendly multidisciplinary team. The service includes:
Weekly MDT meeting and multidisciplinary clinic
Microvascular reconstruction working alongside current OMFS surgeon
Excellent, friendly multidisciplinary team with longstanding good collaborative relationships
Reliable access to elective critical care beds
On site Restorative Dental Consultant
Oral surgery led osteoradionecrosis clinics
Multidisciplinary prehab clinics
The purpose of this post is to provide Consultant care within the Trust’s Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery service. As a senior employee of the Trust, the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements: -
To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s and Division’s services plans
To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Surgery Division or the Trust
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
Qualifications
Full registration & a license to practice with the United Kingdom General Medical Council (GMC))
Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery via:
CCT or CESR-CP (Combined Programme)
CESR or European Community Rights
- Consideration will be given to candidates within 2 years of their expected CCT date where a conditional offer could be made pending achievement of the above essential qualifications. Where there is a commitment to joining the service.
MBBS & BDS or equivalent qualification FRCS(OMFS) or equivalent qualification
Experience
Demonstration of a high level of clinical experience and competency in the field of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Demonstration of expertise in the subspeciality of H&N oncology surgery
Demonstration of ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Additional Skills
Experience of post graduate and undergraduate teaching.
Presentation skills
Undergraduate and post graduate teaching experience
Effective participation in clinical audit
Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research
Publications in refereed journals
Presentations at national and international level
Experience and management of quality improvement projects
Work independently
Good communication skills
Team skills
Disability and Equality Awareness
