OUR VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS
We expect everyone that works for the Health Board, regardless of their role, to share and uphold our values in all that they do:
Caring for each other - in every human contact in all of our communities and each of our hospitals.
Working together - as patients, families, carers, staff and communities so that we always put patients first
Always improving - so that we are at our best for every patient and for each other.
Job overview
Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.
We are looking to recruit to two DCT 2 posts in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery to commence 2nd September 2026 to 30th August 2027 only.
The successful candidate(s) will have the opportunity to attend outpatient clinics and treatment sessions. Experience will be gained working closely with medical and surgical colleagues in all clinical areas of OMFS. The candidate(s) will attend theatre sessions and encouraged to develop their surgical skills appropriate for their level.
Main duties of the job
The candidate(s)will be part of 7 1st tier trainees that includes a core surgical trainee. The working pattern is a 7-week cycle (1:7) rotating through operating theatres, outpatient activities including treatment sessions, day case theatre, ward and on call duties. The post includes resident out of hours on call duties based at Morriston Hospital. The trainee on-call commitment will be a split between weekdays and weekend covering days or nights in a rolling rota.
The candidate (s) will have the opportunity to attend outpatient clinics and treatment sessions. Experience will be gained working closely with medical and surgical colleagues in all clinical areas of OMFS. The trainee will attend theatre sessions and encouraged to develop their surgical skills appropriate for their level. The trainee will be encouraged to participate in a quality improvement project / clinical audit and there are opportunities to pursue research
The successful candidate (s) will be required to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary Clinical Team to promote the safety and well-being of the patients, under the supervision of an OMFS middle grade and Consultant
The service works closely with our partner organisations, both statutory and voluntary, and has established links with local General Practitioners
Working for our organisation
Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.
The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of South West Wales.
Swansea is Wales' second-largest city, and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cozy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and liberty stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City football club.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.
Person specification
Interview
Essential criteria
1. •Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK
English
Essential criteria
2. •Applicants must have evidence of completion of a UK Dental Core Training Year 1 programme or equivalent by the time of post commencement
Essential
Essential criteria
3. Applicants must have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as assessed by the General Dental Council.
Desirable
Essential criteria
4. Tystiolaeth o gyfranogiad mewn ymchwil
Desirable criteria
5. Evidence of participation in research
Desirable
Desirable criteria
6. Portffolio sy'n cynnwys tystiolaeth o gynnydd a datblygiad sgiliau clinigol a datblygiad proffesiynol
7. •Portfolio containing evidence of progression and development of clinical skills and professional development
Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
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Applicant requirements
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.
Welsh language skills are not necessary