Job overview
The Spires Cleft Centre comprises a team of multidisciplinary specialities including cleft and plastic surgeons, ENT surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, speech therapists, geneticists, psychologists, nurses, orthodontists and restorative dentist as well as admin teams located on both hub sites. The service also works in conjunction with teams in the wider hospital and other allied services within the Trusts e.g. audiology, dental laboratory and medical photography.
The successful candidate will join an established multidisciplinary cleft team providing a service for the Spires Cleft Network on a fixed term contract for a period of 12 months. The post will be based at Salisbury Foundation Trust but surgical duties will also be carried out in Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust if patients require PHDU / PICU facilities and also University Hospital Southampton.
Main duties of the job
The Spires Cleft Centre comprises a team of multidisciplinary specialities including cleft and plastic surgeons, ENT surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, speech therapists, geneticists, psychologists, nurses, orthodontists and restorative dentist as well as admin teams located on both hub sites. The service also works in conjunction with teams in the wider hospital and other allied services within the Trusts e.g. audiology, dental laboratory and medical photography.
The successful candidate will join an established multidisciplinary cleft team providing a service for the Spires Cleft Network on a fixed term contract for a period of 12 months. The post will be based at Salisbury Foundation Trust but surgical duties will also be carried out in Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust if patients require PHDU / PICU facilities and also University Hospital Southampton. As a senior member of the MDT the post holder would be expected to show motivational and leadership skills and encourage development of individual team members.
The successful candidate may be required to work off site and to attend network meetings and therefore the use of a vehicle or other form of transport will be necessary to meet these requirements.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications and Specialist Training
Essential criteria
1. Possession, or within 6 months of possession, of a Fellowship in Cleft Surgery
2. Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Experience / Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
3. Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in cleft surgery.
4. Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems, demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach
5. Knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence-based practice.
Management Experience
Essential criteria
6. Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff.
7. Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance targets.
8. Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the department/Directorate.
9. Commitment to active clinical governance and learning from errors.
Communication skills
Essential criteria
10. Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication.
11. Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options.
Teaching
Essential criteria
12. Demonstration of an interest and commitment to teaching.
13. Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and others. Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others.
Audit and Research
Essential criteria
14. Experience in, and commitment to clinical audit.
15. Experience of clinical trials and understanding of GCP in Clinical Research.
16. Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
These include but aren't limited to:-
17. Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
18. Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
19. An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
20. Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
21. Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
22. An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
23. Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
24. Cycle to work scheme
25. Uniform provided (where required)
26. On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
27. On site health and fitness club
28. On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
29. Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.