We are presenting the opportunity to join a team of dedicated professionals who enjoy working collectively in a supportive, enthusiastic and caring department.
The Oral Maxillofacial Surgery team provide services across Worcestershire at three of our hospital sites including Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Alexandra Hospital, Redditch and Kidderminster Treatment Centre. Working with our partners in Herefordshire via the local Integrated Care System allows us to deliver care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
The consultant team comprises nine Maxillofacial Consultant Surgeons and five Consultant Orthodontists. The team is supported by five Specialty Doctors, an OMFS Specialist Training Registrar and four Dental Core Trainees. The medical and dental staff are assisted by an experienced and capable nursing team comprising RGNs, RDNs and CNS members. The department works collaboratively with the Ear, Nose and Throat and Dermatology Departments and benefit from their partnership with the Directorate Leadership Team.
The departments Oral Surgery activity is facilitated by experienced Speciality Doctors working alongside the OMFS consultant team. Recent and ongoing investment in the departments estates ensures a modern and safe working environment for staff and patients. Our Oral Surgery Service is well established and continues to expand and modernise and has recently been included on the Regional Oral Surgery Specialist Training rotation.
Main duties of the job
Applications are being sought to join our Oral Maxillofacial surgical medical team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This applicant information pack will provide you with the post details including the job description and person specification, expected rota and working arrangement, and departmental structure. Your application should be made online through www.jobs.nhs.uk, quoting the vacancy reference on the front of this information pack. Supplementary information or CVs cannot be accepted.
All Senior Trust Clinical Fellow appointments or equivalent are made in accordance with our local Terms and Conditions of service, are designed to offer experience and training to doctors who wish to pursue further training in an area relevant to Oral Maxillofacial Surgery in the UK.
Applicants will have completed at least four years full-time postgraduate training (or equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis, at least two years of which will be in a relevant specialty. Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required at CT/ST3 in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted including time within a relevant training programme. You should also hold full registration with the GDC prior to commencing employment in this post.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job description, together with the Capabilities Framework and job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.
A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to:
* Provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners.
* Provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary team in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
* Be responsible for the continuing care and treatment of patients in their charge and personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to and training of their staff.
* Provide support to the A& E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
* Attend Consultant ward rounds and triage ward referrals.
* Prepare patients for planned treatment and procedures, including post-operative care as required.
* Provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care, including discharge summaries.
* Collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.
* If undertaking non-resident on-call duties, attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. You must be prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing team.
* Participate in clinical audit as part of quality improvement activity under local arrangements.
* Commit to taking part in annual appraisal process which will be undertaken by a trust approved appraiser.
* Be responsible for compliance with personal continuing professional development requirements with the support of the Trust. It is mandatory for all Specialists to keep up to date with evidence based practice.
* Be responsible for maintaining awareness of & acting in accordance with professional guidelines such as Duties of a Doctor, Good Dental Practice, & the GDC Performance Procedures.
You will join the on-call rota within the clinical department which will include participating in the on-call shift pattern to provide 24/7 services.
Please see the JD/PS in the supporting information section of the job advert.
Person Specification
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
* Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Ability to work effectively as a multidisciplinary team member, including under periods of pressure.
* Enquiring, critical approach to work with a commitment to continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.
* Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
* Flexible approach to work duties and reliable and supportive to other colleagues.
* Ability to work without supervision.
* Ability to work antisocial hours.
Desirable
* Evidence of innovation.
* Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others.
* Evidence of continuous professional development.
* Interest in research in medical education.
Qualifications
Essential
* Full or temporary GDC registration.
* BDS Qualification or equivalent.
Desirable
* Higher degree.
* ILS Certification.
* MJDF.
* MFDS.
* Membership examination with the relevant UK Royal College.
Other requirements
Essential
* An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
* Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when undertaking non-resident on call duties.
Research Experience
Essential
* Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
* An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives.
Desirable
* Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years.
* Evidence of having undertaken original research.
Experience
Essential
* Satisfactory completion of DCT2.
* Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams.
* Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems, both emergency and elective, within specialty and sufficient experience.
Desirable
* Previous experience working in the NHS within the specialty of minimum of 12 months.
* Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.
Teaching Experience
Essential
* Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
Desirable
* Critical appraisal skills.
* Medical teaching qualification.
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