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Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
YC72
Main area Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Grade YC72 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 349-MRI-7143034-RL4
Site Wythenshawe Hospital Town Wythenshawe Salary £105,504 - £139,882 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 11/06/2025 23:59
Job overview
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with a special interest in head and neck oncology and reconstruction. This new post is to join a team of five other head and neck oncology and reconstruction surgeons based at both Wythenshawe Hospital and Oxford Road Campus (Manchester Royal Infirmary) site. This is to be the hub of head and neck cancer services for the population of Greater Manchester of 3.5 million and will involve close working with the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons on the North Manchester site. The successful applicant will join a rota that is currently 1 in 10 with additional microvascular commitments. The unit covers the regional and major trauma centres for both adults and children, and, has close working relationships with multiple medical hospitals throughout Greater Manchester and the University Dental Hospital of Manchester.
Main duties of the job
This is a substantive post with an exciting opportunity for the successful applicant to develop and strengthen joint working arrangements within the 3 units in Manchester University Foundation Trust providing OMFS services to all of Greater Manchester. This post offers the opportunity to work within a major teaching hospital adjacent to one of the largest university campuses in Western Europe, in collaboration with the Medical School and Dental School of Manchester. There are good prospects for research and teaching at all levels and the development of special interests at a tertiary level. The post demands an individual who has a recognised Certificate of Completion of Training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and has obtained the Intercollegiate FRCS in OMFS. It is desirable that the individual has also completed a fellowship.
Working for our organisation
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk .
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
* FRCS (OMFS)
* Subspecialty Interest Head and Neck (OMFS) Oncology
* Completion of basic medical training
* Completion of higher training (CCT or within 6 months of obtaining)
* Completion of a Fellowship in Head and Neck (OMFS) Oncology
* MFDS/FDS
Teaching and Audit
* Teaching of junior medical staff
* Ability and experience to teach clinical skills
* Experience of supervising ST’s
* Teaching of medical students
* Experience of Audit
Academic Achievements and Research
* Publications in recognised relevant journals
* Research projects relating to the specialist area
Interpersonal Skills
* Organisational skills
Management & Administration Experience
* Ability to organise and manage a busy clinical practice
* Ability to manage and lead a medical firm
* Management training
Other Requirements
* Specialist Registration with the General Medical Council and Licensed to Practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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